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五 — five (JLPT N5 kanji)

five

 

4 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

five

Words with 五

five
May

Appears in these kanji

language; speak
understand
I
group; rank

Do not confuse with

mutual

In the vocabulary

Five.

How to remember it

Notice the two horizontal boundaries and the strokes joining them. Imagine a little frame holding the number five.