五ご箇か年ねん

Meanings

noun-modifying (irregular)

quinquennial; recurring every five years

Used as a prenominal modifier in formal or administrative contexts, such as government plans or reports. Often appears in phrases like 五箇年計画 (five-year plan).

政せい府ふは新あらたな五ご箇か年ねん計けい画かくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a new five-year plan.
五ご箇か年ねんごとに大だい規き模ぼな調ちょう査さが行おこなわれる。
A large-scale survey is conducted every five years.

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Kanji

五five
箇counter for articles
年year, counter for years

Related words

五ご年ねん
五年 simply means 'five years' as a duration or point in time, while 五箇年 emphasizes the recurring or planned interval, often used attributively.

Written forms

五ご箇か年ねん
Standard kanji spelling using 箇 as the counter.
五ごカ年ねん
Common variant using katakana カ for the counter.
五ヵ年ごかねん
Variant using small katakana ヵ.
五ヶ年ごかねん
Variant using small katakana ヶ.
五ごか年ねん
Variant using hiragana か for the counter.
五ケ年ごかねん
Variant using full-width katakana ケ.
５ご箇か年ねん
Variant using numeral ５ instead of 五.
５ごカ年ねん
Numeral variant with katakana カ.
５ヵ年ごかねん
Numeral variant with small katakana ヵ.
５ヶ年ごかねん
Numeral variant with small katakana ヶ.
５ごか年ねん
Numeral variant with hiragana か.
５ケ年ごかねん
Numeral variant with full-width katakana ケ.

Etymology

Compound of 五 (five) + counter 箇年 (years, using the counter 箇/カ/ヶ). The counter 箇 is a variant of 個, used in formal counting. The reading ごかねん is standard.