This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゴ、いつ、いつ.つ
Romaji: go, itsu, itsu.tsu
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Name Readings

Kana: い、さ、さつ、ち、ふ、み、め
Romaji: i, sa, satsu, chi, fu, mi, me
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Romaji

Meaning

five

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  31
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-1
Korean Reading:  o
Chinese Reading:  wu3
Unicode:  4e94
JIS:  385E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3436
Nelson Index: 15
New Nelson Index: 77
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a4.27
Four Corner Index: 1010.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 19
Gakken Index: 14
Japanese Names Index: 91
Daikanwanjiten Index: 257
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0460
Remembering the kanji Index: 5
Busy People Index: 1.A
Kanji Way Index: 40
Kanji Flashcards Index: 10
Kodansha Compact Index: 32
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 5
Kanji in Context Index: 5
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2142
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2892
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 5
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 5
Essential Kanji Index: 7
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4244
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3173
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 5
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 23

Words

(ご、いつ、い)
five
五輪 (ごりん)
the Olympics
五月 (さつき)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
五十音 (ごじゅうおん)
the Japanese syllabary
五稜郭 (ごりょうかく)
five-sided fortification
(ウー)
five
五月 (ごがつ)
May
五つ (いつつ)
five
五大 (ごだい)
the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, aether); five great wisdom kings
五味 (ごみ)
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
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