(ごじゅう)

ごじゅう
number
fifty
1. fifty
The number fifty. Formed by combining () (five) and (じゅう) (ten), literally meaning 'five tens.'
My grandfather built this house fifty years ago.
Fifty people gathered.
五十音(ごじゅうおん)(おぼ)えましょう
Let's learn the fifty sounds (Japanese syllabary).
五十(ごじゅう)(えん)()えます
You can buy it for fifty yen.
My father will turn fifty next year, so we want to celebrate as a family.

五十(ごじゅう) is the number fifty, formed from () (five) + (じゅう) (ten).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 五十音(ごじゅうおん): the Japanese syllabary system (literally 'fifty sounds'), though the actual number of sounds differs
  • 五十音(ごじゅうおん)(じゅん): Japanese alphabetical order (the equivalent of ABC order)
  • 五十(ごじゅう)()(ひゃっ)(): six of one, half a dozen of the other (proverb)

NOTE:
五十(ごじゅう) follows standard Japanese number formation. For counting objects, combine with the appropriate counter: 五十(ごじゅう)() (50 items), 五十(ごじゅう)(にん) (50 people), 五十(ごじゅう)(えん) (50 yen).