Meanings
five
Radicals
Decomposition
⿴二？
Etymology
Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Used in compound words
Standalone, with つ suffix
Words Using This Kanji
273 words totalCharter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor)
to be among the top five
Tokyo Olympics
the five continents
circle of fifths
perfect fifth
fifth (interval)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
many torrents
bi-quinary system
Rio Olympics (2016)
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king)
Chinese poem with five characters per line
the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame)
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
five generations