五ご

ご

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 200

Meanings

numeric

five; 5

The number five. The reading ご is standard; いつ and い are archaic or limited to specific compounds.

りんごを五いつつください。
Please give me five apples.
五ご時じに会あいましょう。
Let's meet at five o'clock.

Usage patterns

五ご人にんfive people
教きょう室しつに五ご人にんの学がく生せいがいます。
There are five students in the classroom.
五いつつfive (of something), using native Japanese counting
りんごを五いつつ買かいました。
I bought five apples.
五ご時じfive o'clock
毎まい朝あさ五ご時じに起おきます。
I wake up at five every morning.
五ご月がつMay (the fifth month)
五ご月がつに日本にほんへ旅りょ行こうします。
I'm traveling to Japan in May.

Kanji

五five
伍five, five-man squad, file

Related words

御ぎょ
ご is the everyday honorific prefix attached to Sino-Japanese nouns, while 御（ぎょ）is a rarer, more formal reading found mainly in fixed imperial or classical terms.
ファイブ
五 is the standard native-Japanese word for 'five' used in formal counting and traditional compounds, while ファイブ is the English loanword version used in modern, casual, or Western-flavored contexts like brand names and sports.
貴き
ご is a Sino-Japanese honorific prefix used for general politeness with many nouns, whereas 貴 more narrowly and formally marks 'your' in business or ceremonial language.
御み
ご is the common honorific prefix used with Sino-Japanese (漢語) nouns, whereas 御 (み) attaches only to a limited set of native Japanese words in classical or fixed usages.

Politeness

おplain
お attaches mainly to native Japanese (kun-yomi) words like お茶, while ご attaches mainly to Sino-Japanese (on-yomi) words like ご飯; both are polite/honorific prefixes.

Don't confuse with

後ご
五 (ご) means the number five, while 後 (ご) means 'after' as in 五分後 (five minutes later); they sound identical but have unrelated meanings.
語ごN4
五 (ご) is the number five, whereas 語 (ご) means 'language' or 'word', as in 英語; learners can mishear one for the other in compounds.
五うー
五 (ご) is the standard on'yomi used in ordinary counting and compounds, while 五 (ウー) is a Chinese-derived reading limited to contexts like mahjong tile calling.
五いつつN5
五つ is the native Japanese counting word used with general objects and ages, while 五 is the Sino-Japanese reading used for numerals, dates, and larger counting compounds, so learners often mix up when to use each.

Written forms

五Usage23%
- ご
  Standard kanji spelling for the number five.
- いつ
- い
５Usage76%
- ご
  Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
- いつ
- い
伍Usage<1%
- ご
  Formal kanji used in legal and financial documents to prevent forgery.
- い
- いつ
ゴUsage<1%
いつUsage0%
い

Etymology

Native Japanese numeral. The kanji 五 is a pictograph of a counting symbol. The reading ご is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi; いつ is the native kun'yomi, now mostly used in compounds like 五日 (いつか).

Related words

御ぎょ
ご is the everyday honorific prefix attached to Sino-Japanese nouns, while 御（ぎょ）is a rarer, more formal reading found mainly in fixed imperial or classical terms.
ファイブ
五 is the standard native-Japanese word for 'five' used in formal counting and traditional compounds, while ファイブ is the English loanword version used in modern, casual, or Western-flavored contexts like brand names and sports.
貴き
ご is a Sino-Japanese honorific prefix used for general politeness with many nouns, whereas 貴 more narrowly and formally marks 'your' in business or ceremonial language.
御み
ご is the common honorific prefix used with Sino-Japanese (漢語) nouns, whereas 御 (み) attaches only to a limited set of native Japanese words in classical or fixed usages.

Don't confuse with

後ご
五 (ご) means the number five, while 後 (ご) means 'after' as in 五分後 (five minutes later); they sound identical but have unrelated meanings.
語ごN4
五 (ご) is the number five, whereas 語 (ご) means 'language' or 'word', as in 英語; learners can mishear one for the other in compounds.
五うー
五 (ご) is the standard on'yomi used in ordinary counting and compounds, while 五 (ウー) is a Chinese-derived reading limited to contexts like mahjong tile calling.
五いつつN5
五つ is the native Japanese counting word used with general objects and ages, while 五 is the Sino-Japanese reading used for numerals, dates, and larger counting compounds, so learners often mix up when to use each.

Written forms

五Usage23%
- ご
  Standard kanji spelling for the number five.
- いつ
- い
５Usage76%
- ご
  Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
- いつ
- い
伍Usage<1%
- ご
  Formal kanji used in legal and financial documents to prevent forgery.
- い
- いつ
ゴUsage<1%
いつUsage0%
い