五うー

numeric

five

Chinese-derived reading used in mahjong, counting, and some compound words. Not the standard Japanese counting word (ご).

from Chinese wǔ

• 麻雀まーじゃんで「ウー」は五うー萬子わんずを指さす。

  In mahjong, 'ウー' refers to the five of characters.

• 中ちゅう国ごく語ごの数すう字じ「五うー」は「ウー」と読よむ。

  The Chinese numeral '五' is read as 'wǔ' (ウー).