Word Meaning 五倫

ごりん gorin

五倫 is read as ごりん (gorin) and means the five Confucian filial-piety relationships.

Meaning

English

  1. the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

Reading

Kana

ごりん

Romaji

gorin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 83496 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五倫の道

ごりんのみち

the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

五重奏

ごじゅうそう

instrumental quintet

五線譜

ごせんふ

staff notation

五爵

ごしゃく

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)

五箇年

ごかねん

quinquennial

五節

ごせつ

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

五穀

ごこく

the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

五葉松

ごようまつ

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)

五葉の松

いつはのまつ

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)

五街道

ごかいどう

the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)

五障

ごしょう

five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)

五重唱

ごじゅうしょう

vocal quintet