How to say "Five days" or "Fifth" in Japanese | 五日

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Five days" or "Fifth" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Five days" or "Fifth" is "Itsuka", written in japanese as "五日".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '五日 (いつか)' can mean 'fifth' or 'five days'. When referring to the 'fifth', it is often used in the context of dates, such as the fifth day of the month. For example: today is the fifth「今日は五日です」(きょうはいつかです). When referring to 'five days', it can be used to indicate a duration. For example: I will stay for five days「五日間滞在します」(いつかかんたいざいします). The reading 'いつか' is important to distinguish this word from the homophone 'いつか' which means 'someday'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "五" means "Five" and can be read as "Itsu" and "Go". And The kanji "日" means "Day" and "Sun" and can be read as "Jitsu", "Nichi", "Hi" and "Ka".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Itsuka" mean in japanese?

"Itsuka" means "Five days" or "Fifth" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.