五

Olympic Flag

vocal quintet; five-part chorus

four days from now (five days in some places)

Martial arts

Wu Xing Fist; Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)

pentahedron

diving into five parts

days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)

rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus); rainbow lory

barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)

painted bunting (Passerina ciris)

five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff

Buddhism

division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect)

Buddhism

five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead

five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith

celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child

mochi used for the celebration of a child's fiftieth day

Music

circle of fifths

five-starred Red Flag; flag of China

Buddhism

five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)

Legend

Itsuse no Mikoto; older brother of Emperor Jimmu who accompanied him on his eastern expedition but died in Kinokuni before reaching Yamato

Olympic truce

five-stringed instrument; pentachord

fifty percent; half