five; 5
The number five. The reading ご is standard; いつ and い are archaic or limited to specific compounds.
りんごを五つください。
Please give me five apples.
五時に会いましょう。
Let's meet at five o'clock.
There are five students in the classroom.
I bought five apples.
I wake up at five every morning.
I'm traveling to Japan in May.
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.
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
Formal kanji used in legal and financial documents to prevent forgery.