Words
Words with 五
Kanji 五, meaning five, appears in 336 Japanese vocabulary entries.
五体
ごたい
the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
ロシア五人組
ロシアごにんぐみ
The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)
陰陽五行
いんようごぎょう
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
鎌倉五山
かまくらごさん
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
五右衛門風呂
ごえもんぶろ
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
五逆罪
ごぎゃくざい
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
五具足
ごぐそく
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
五刑
ごけい
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)