伍
伍 — Five
five, five-man squad, file, line
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomiいつつ (itsutsu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 伍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伍長 | ごちょう gochou | corporal |
| 伍する | ごする gosuru | to rank with; to rank among |
Study notes
伍 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1881 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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