How to say "fifth" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 第五だいごno-adjectiveThe ordinal 'fifth': fifth in a sequence, ranking, or numbered series. A less common equivalent of English 'fifth', it is the choice for numbering rather than for the musical sense.
- 五度ごどnounThe musical interval of a fifth — strictly a music term. It is not the ordinal 'fifth': for 'the fifth item' or 'fifth place' this is seldom the word you want.
Use 第五 for the ordinal 'fifth' — fifth in a sequence or ranking — and 五度 only for the musical interval of a fifth; neither is an all-purpose 'fifth'.
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