
五 - Five
A crooked cross sign once carved on oracle bones glows like a festival stall at Tango no Sekku (May 5, Boys’ Day).br
From it burst five carp streamers (koinobori), flapping wildly, each shouting “Go! Go!”-the sound of 五 (go) itself.br
Their colors echo Japan’s five elements-wood, fire, earth, metal, water-dancing in the wind.br
So when you see this quirky cross-shaped 五, picture a May sky full of streamers chanting “Go-go-go!”-a crossroads of culture, sound, and number.
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五 - Five
Index # 7
Grade 1
4 strokes
JLPT Level : N5
Readings : ゴ, いつ, いつ・つ