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五
Common noun
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
many kinds; varied
Common noun
melon; gourd
fifth court rank
Abbreviation
black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron
Buddhism
five ranks; five stages
Abbreviation; Grammar
godan (verb, verb conjugation)
fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
Buddhism
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void)
Abbreviation; Buddhism
five great wisdom kings
Obsolete term
fifth month of the lunar calendar
Word usually written using kana alone
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing
Buddhism
five practices of the Bodhisattvas
the five pillars of Islam
Olympic Games; Olympics
Olympic rings
shichi-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 3
Shinto
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
five characters; five letters
five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
Buddhism
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
mixture of ingredients (originally five)
Abbreviation
mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles)
Abbreviation
gomoku (game); five in a row; go-bang
Abbreviation; Abbr. of 小学校５年(生)
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student