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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)the Japanese syllabaryrounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinionMay; fifth month of the lunar calendarfive years5,000 yenthe five sensesthe whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equalityfifteen; 15Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic ringsshichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)the five sense organsthe Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)five-digit numberfive stringsthe five night watchesthe five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and blackage fiftythe five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence) On Reading Examples
彼は五年間の刑務所暮らしの後、釈放されたそうだ。ご I hear he was released after five years in prison.tatoebaHe went to Paris at the end of May.tatoeba 彼は一週間前、つまり五月十日にヨーロッパに向かった。ごがつ He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.tatoebaAdditional Examples
He was forced to work more than five hours on end.tatoeba He has written five books so far.tatoeba He is far better off now than he was five years ago.tatoeba He is far better off than he was five years ago.tatoeba The rain continued for five days.wiki Its Kamon (family crest) is Itsutsu Rindoguruma crest (five gentians annulet).wiki Haori is made up of black habutae silk cloth and five family crest marks on it.wiki Introductions are in Japanese alphabetical order (of surname).wiki 五十音順の町名一覧は、外部リンクの郵便番号一覧を参照のこと。 For the town names listed in order of fifty Japanese syllables, refer to the external link with the postal code list.wikiPractice Writing
Practice Writing 五
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step