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On'yomi
GO
Kun'yomi
いつ・いつ.つ
itsu / itsutsu

five

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Strokes4
Frequency#31
Radicaltwo(2)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape connecting heaven and earth. Fundamental number in Five Elements philosophy.

Symbolism

Harmony, five senses, five elements. Represents balance and completeness.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

九寸五分

くすんごぶ

dagger; dagger

五臓六腑

ごぞうろっぷ

the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart; the five viscera and the six internal organs

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; as likely as not

五里霧中

ごりむちゅう

totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; totally at a loss

四分五裂

しぶんごれつ

torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized; torn asunder

三三五五

さんさんごご

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (in groups of) threes and fives; in groups of twos and threes

四書五経

ししょごきょう

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics; the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism

五風十雨

ごふうじゅうう

seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace; seasonable rains and winds

陰陽五行

いんようごぎょう

the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology; the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology

五穀豊穣

ごこくほうじょう

huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop; huge harvest (of the five grains)

五十知命

ごじゅうちめい

at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven; at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body; the whole body

五陰盛苦

ごおんじょうく

pain caused by the five skandhas; pain caused by the five skandhas

五族協和

ごぞくきょうわ

five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China); harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo); five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China)

五体投地

ごたいとうち

prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect; prostration

Proverbs & Idioms

五十歩百歩

ごじっぽひゃっぽ

Fifty steps or a hundred steps

The difference is negligible