Number 5 in Japanese

Let's learn how to say “5” in Japanese.

How to say number five in Japanese

Five” is "五 ご /go/" in Japanese.

Japanese idioms using the number five

• 五感（ごかん/go kan/） - The five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch).
• 五分五分（ごぶごぶ/go bu go bu/） - Fifty-fifty, meaning evenly matched or equal.
• 五里霧中（ごりむちゅう/go ri mu chuu/） - Lost in a fog, meaning to be completely at a loss or utterly confused.
• 五臓六腑（ごぞうろっぷ/go zou roppu/） - The five viscera and six entrails, referring to the internal organs of the body, often used to mean the whole body or the innermost feelings.