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伍 — 6 strokes / Radical「亻」

道
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On
ゴご · go
Kun
いつつitsutsu
Meaning
five-man squad; rank

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Person with 五 "five": a file of five soldiers — hence to fall in with a group.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 落伍らくご

    falling behind; dropping out

  • 伍するごする

    to rank with; to keep up with

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大(だい)企業(きぎょう)と伍(ご)して戦(たたか)っている。

They are holding their own against the big firms.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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