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伍: five (formal)

five (formal); squad
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Readings

On
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Kun
いつつ

Used as the formal numeral 'five' in contracts (壱弐参伍), and in 落伍 (to fall behind).

Key words

伍長ごちょうcorporal
落伍らくごfalling behind; dropping out
落伍者らくごしゃdropout
隊伍たいごranks (of troops)
伍ごfive (formal)

Example sentences

He dropped out partway through the marathon.

I hear my grandfather was a corporal in the old army.

The contract wrote the amount as 50,000 yen in formal numerals.

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