伍
five, five-man squad, file, line
Readings
On'yomi
- ゴ
Kun'yomi
- いつつ
Nanori
- くみ
- あつむ
Meaning
伍 centers on the number five and groups of five, especially in military or organizational contexts: a five-man squad, a file, or a line of five.
Most common words using 伍
- 伍長ごちょう
corporal
- 伍ご
company; group; class
- 落伍らくご
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; dropping out
- 伍するごする
to rank with; to rank among
- 一伍一什いちごいちじゅう
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
- 伍すごす
to rank with; to rank among
- 卒伍そつご
rank and file; the ranks
- 落伍者らくごしゃ
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
- 隊伍たいご
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
Study
Etymology
伍 combines 亻 (person) with 五 (five), originally referring to a group of five people, such as a military squad.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 plus the number five 五: imagine five soldiers standing in a line, forming a five-man squad.
Reading mnemonic
For ゴ, picture five people going into formation: go -> ゴ, as they line up in a file of five.