五 十(ごじゅう)

ごじゅう

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fifty

1. fifty

The number fifty. Formed by combining 五(ご) (five) and 十(じゅう) (ten), literally meaning 'five tens.'

祖父(そふ)は五十(ごじゅう)年(ねん)前(まえ)にこの家(いえ)を建(た)てました。

My grandfather built this house fifty years ago.

五十(ごじゅう)人(にん)が集(あつ)まりました。

Fifty people gathered.

五十音(ごじゅうおん)を覚(おぼ)えましょう。

Let's learn the fifty sounds (Japanese syllabary).

五十(ごじゅう)円(えん)で買(か)えます。

You can buy it for fifty yen.

父(ちち)は来年(らいねん)五十(ごじゅう)歳(さい)になるので、家族(かぞく)みんなでお祝(いわ)いをしたいと思(おも)います。

My father will turn fifty next year, so we want to celebrate as a family.

五十音(ごじゅうおん) (literally 'fifty sounds') refers to the Japanese syllabary system of hiragana and katakana. Although there aren't exactly fifty sounds, this traditional name persists. The 五十音(ごじゅうおん)順(じゅん) (fifty-sounds order) is the Japanese equivalent of alphabetical order.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:01 · Revised 2026.2.21 9:15

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