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Kanji Detail for 伍 - "companion, five"

伍

  • Meaning

    伍 means "companion, five." Also associated with row.

    1. Row - A line; a formation.

    2. Companion - A comrade; joining together.

    3. Five - A formal character to prevent alteration.

    4. Military unit - A group of five soldiers.

  • Four-character idioms with 伍

    • 一伍一什 いちごいちじゅう Listen full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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    • Verified meaning: companion, five
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつむ, いつ, う, くみ)
    • Also carries these associations: row

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 伍

    Given names 伍(あつむ)Listen 伍(くむ)Listen 伍(たすく)Listen 伍(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 伍(いつ)Listen 伍(う)Listen 伍(くみ)Listen 伍(ご)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    five; five-man squad; file; line

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    five, company of five; troops

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    five, company of five; troops

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    In ancient times, five people made a 伍. Such as 隊伍 (troops), 行伍 (military ranks). | Mingling with the crowd is called 伍. When Han Xin was demoted to marquis, he was ashamed to be associated with Kuai and others. Meaning to be ranked with Fan Kuai and others. See (Records of the Grand Historian). | Borrowed as the number five.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    itsutsu(いつ-つ) いつ-つ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    row companion five group military unit troops company line formation comrade associate squad soldiers

Sentences including 伍

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