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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1881 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: five, five-man squad, file, line

Kunyomi: いつつ

Onyomi: ゴ

Composition: 亻 五

伍

Radical

Radical: 人

Meaning: man, human

Reading: ひと

Frequency: 794

Alternative forms:

亻(alt radical position hen)𠆢(alt radical position kanmuri)

人

Examples

Onyomi Examples

伍 (ゴ) company, group, class, troop, rank, file

五 (ゴ) five, 5

隊伍 (タイゴ) rank (of troops), line, formation, array, procession

落伍 (ラクゴ) straggling, falling behind, being left behind, dropping out, falling behind the ranks, falling out of line

Kunyomi Examples

五つ (いつつ) five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)

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