🇯🇵 Japanese from 🇬🇧 English All Words
5 (go)
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🇬🇧 English: five
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意味

🇯🇵 Japanese
number

5 (go)

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The number 5. It comes after four and before six.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Notice the silent 'e' at the end — 'five' sounds like /faɪv/, not /faɪvə/. Ordinal: fifth. Common use: 'five o'clock' for time, 'five-minute break', 'high five' (slapping hands together as a greeting).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'High five' (slapping your raised open hand against another person's) is a popular celebration gesture in English-speaking countries. 'Nine to five' means standard working hours. 'The five-second rule' is a humorous belief that food dropped on the floor is safe to eat within five seconds.

例文

手にはそれぞれ5本の指があります。(Te ni wa sorezore go hon no yubi ga arimasu.)

"手にはそれぞれ5本の指があります。(Te ni wa sorezore go hon no yubi ga arimasu.)"

🇬🇧 "Each hand has five fingers."

彼女は5匹の犬を散歩させています。(Kanojo wa go hiki no inu o sanpo sasete imasu.)

"彼女は5匹の犬を散歩させています。(Kanojo wa go hiki no inu o sanpo sasete imasu.)"

🇬🇧 "She is walking five dogs."

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