五月

さつき ごがつ

May

五月幟

ごがつのぼり さつきのぼり

Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers

五月病

ごがつびょう

blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work, the May blues

五月雨

さみだれ

early-summer rain

五月蠅

flies swarming at the beginning of summer

五月闇

さつきやみ

dark night in the rainy season

五十年祭

ごじゅうねんさい

jubilee, semicentennial

五月雨雲

さみだれぐも

cloud during rainy season

五月晴れ

さつきばれ

early-summer fine weather (during rainy season)

五月雨式

さみだれしき

off and on manner, intermittent style, dragging on and on

五月革命

ごがつかくめい

events of May 1968 (strikes, protests and riots in France)

五月人形

ごがつにんぎょう

Boys' May Festival dolls

五月躑躅

さつきつつじ サツキツツジ

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

祭

まつり

festival, feast

五七五

ごしちご

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

五

ウー ご いつ い

five

三三五五

さんさんごご

in groups of twos and threes, in small groups

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not, 50-50, even match, tie