Meaning of 五十(ごじゅう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 五十

Kana Reading ごじゅう, いそ, い

Romaji gojū, iso, i

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

fifty

Examples of 五十, ごじゅう, いそ, い in a sentence

父は五十歳のときやっと車の運転ができるようになった。

My father finally learned to drive when he was fifty.
五十年前には、テレビやコンピューターのような物は、夢にも考えられなかっただろう。

Such things as television and computers could not have been dreamed of fifty years ago.
その列車は時速五十マイルの速さで走っている。

The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
そのバスには五十人の乗客がいた。

There were fifty passengers on board the bus.

Related Kanji

五 JLPT 5

4 strokes

five

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: いつ, いつ.つ

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十 JLPT 5

2 strokes

ten

On'Yomi: ジュウ, ジッ, ジュッ

Kun'Yomi: とお, と

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