五十
Chinese
| five | ten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (五十) |
五 | 十 | |
| anagram | 十五 | ||
Pronunciation
Numeral
五十
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 五 | 十 |
| ご Grade: 1 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
*/ŋo d͡ʑipu/ → /ɡozipu/ → /ɡoʑifu/ → /ɡoʑiu/ → /ɡoʑuː/
From Middle Chinese 五十 (MC ŋuoX d͡ʑiɪp̚).
Pronunciation
Numeral
五十 (hiragana ごじゅう, rōmaji gojū, historical hiragana ごじふ)
Derived terms
- 五十韻 (gojūin)
- 五十腕 (gojū-ude)
- 五十円玉 (gojū endama)
- 五十音 (gojūon)
- 五十肩 (gojū-kata)
- 五十雀 (gojūkara)
- 五十算 (gojissan)
- 五十展転 (Gojū Tenten)
- 五十日鬘 (Gojū-nichi Kazura)
- 五十年忌 (gojū nenki)
- 五十の賀 (gojū no ga)
- 五十パーセント致死量 (gojippāsento chishi-ryō)
- 五十番歌合 (Gojūban Uta Awase)
- 五十二位 (Gojūni I)
- 五十二類 (Gojūni Rui)
- 五十三次 (Gojūsan Tsugi)
- 五十五年体制 (Gojūgo-nen Taisei)
- LD50 (Eru Dī gojū)
- 狂う五十度 (kuruu gojū-do)
- 百五十万円の壁 (hyakugojūman-en no kabe)
Idioms
- 五十歩百歩 (gojippo hyappo)
Proverbs
- 五十煙草に百酒 (gojū tabako ni hyaku-zake)
- 五十にして四十九年の非を知る (gojū ni shite shijūku-nen no hi o shiru)
- 五十にして天命を知る (gojū ni shite tenmei o shiru)
- 明日の百より今日の五十 (asu no hyaku yori kyō no gojū)
- 人生僅か五十年 (jinsei wazuka gojū-nen)
- 人間僅か五十年 (ningen wazuka gojū-nen)
Noun
五十 (hiragana ごじゅう, rōmaji gojū, historical hiragana ごじふ)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 五 | 十 |
| い Grade: 1 |
そ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
⟨i so1⟩ → */isʷo/ → /iso/
Compound of Old Japanese elements 五 (i, “five”, combining form) + 十 (so, “ten”).
Numeral
五十 (hiragana いそ, rōmaji iso)
- fifty, 50
- 10th century, Kokin Waka Rokujō (book 1, volume 2, poem 725)
- 岩の上の松の梢に降る雪はいそかへり降れ後までも見む
- iwa no ue ni matsu no kozue ni furu yuku wa iso kaeri fure nochi made mo min
- (please add an English translation of this example)
- 岩の上の松の梢に降る雪はいそかへり降れ後までも見む
- 10th century, Kokin Waka Rokujō (book 1, volume 2, poem 725)
Derived terms
- 五十路 (isoji)
Noun
五十 (hiragana いそ, rōmaji iso)
Proper oun
五十 (hiragana いそ, rōmaji Iso)
- a surname
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 五 | 十 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
| Irregular | |
Compound of 五十 (iso, “fifty”, see above) + 路 (-chi, "road" → counter for length of time). The chi changes to ji (historical di) as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
This kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
Numeral
五十 (hiragana いそじ, rōmaji isoji, historical hiragana いそぢ)
Noun
五十 (hiragana いそじ, rōmaji isoji, historical hiragana いそぢ)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 五 | 十 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
| Irregular | |
Short-form of iso (see above), used in many compounds.
Numeral
Derived terms
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 五 | 十 |
Numeral
五十 • (osip) (hangeul 오십)