Word Meaning 五体投地

ごたいとうち gotaitouchi

五体投地 is read as ごたいとうち (gotaitouchi) and means prostration.

Meaning

English

prostration
placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

Reading

Kana

ごたいとうち

Romaji

gotaitouchi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 45714 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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五面体

ごめんたい

pentahedron

五体満足

ごたいまんぞく

with no physical defects

五体

ごたい

the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

地方自治体

ちほうじちたい

local authority

地神五代

ちじんごだい

five generations of earthly deities

土地投機

とちとうき

land speculation

地方公共団体

ちほうこうきょうだんたい

local public body

地方団体

ちほうだんたい

local public body

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

五感

ごかん

the five senses

五十三次

ごじゅうさんつぎ

fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)

五人組

ごにんぐみ

five-family unit