also: いつえ
noun
fivefold; quintuple; five-storied
Used to describe something consisting of five layers, folds, or stories. Common in architectural terms like 五重塔 (five-storied pagoda).
京都の五重塔は有名です。
The five-storied pagoda in Kyoto is famous.
この書類は五重に折ってください。
Please fold this document fivefold.
A common compound meaning 'five-storied pagoda'; 五重 alone is less specific.
Compound of 五 (five) and 重 (layer, fold). The reading ごじゅう is Sino-Japanese; いつえ is a native-Japanese reading that is now rare.