also: ごじゅう
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).
The five-storied pagoda in Kyoto is famous.
Please fold this document fivefold.
Rare native-Japanese reading; mostly found in historical or literary contexts.
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.