Kanji #038 ／ 五月

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○五
The japanese reading : i tsu, i tsu ( tsu )
The sound reading : go
○月
The japanese reading : tsu ki
The sound reading : ge tsu, ga tsu
○五月
The japanese reading : sa tsu ki
The sound reading : go - ga tsu

< MEANING >
○五
5, fifth, five times
○月
moon, one month
○五月
May

< ORIGIN >
○五
The old times : Four parallel horizontal lines
「二」＋「×」
二：two lines
×：Intersect
This kanji expresses that two lines intersect. When we count 10 with the finger of one hand, ''5'' is the turn-round (a crossing).
○月
Hieroglyph
The figure of the crescent moon

< USE >
○五
五角形（go - ka ku - ke i）：pentagon
五感（go - ka n）：the five senses
五体（go - ta i）：the body
○月
満月（ma n - ge tsu）：full moon
三日月（mi - ka - du ki）：crescent moon
今月（ko n - ge tsu）：this month

example) 五里霧中 [ go - ri - mu- chu u ] I am at a complete loss.

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I introduce ''五月'' on this time.

12 months constitute one year.
We express them with numbers from 1 to 12.
It is very easy.

五月 ( May ).
May 5 is a holiday to be called Children's Day in Japan.
We do celebration of the growth of the child together.

There is a custom to display a carp streamer,
a wish to "grow up like a carp going up the waterfall cheerfully" is put.


I introduce ''六月'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.