Day Five, Five Days
Noun
いつか
五日もしごとをやすみました。
I took five days off from work.
六月五日はともだちのたんじょう日です。
June 5th is my friend's birthday.
五日めに、「これでおしまい。」といった。
On the fifth day I said, "That's it!"
Day five or the fifth day. No matter how you look at this word, it makes a lot of sense.
Words that count days use an exceptional reading. Even though this is a jukugo word, it uses kun'yomi readings for both the kanji. Think about this word this way:
On the fifth day I have to eat (いつ) five cars (か). Now imagine yourself eating five cars. How did you manage to get past the first one? I'm impressed.