Word Meaning 五具足

ごぐそく gogusoku

五具足 is read as ごぐそく (gogusoku) and means five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner.

Meaning

English

  1. five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

Reading

Kana

ごぐそく

Romaji

gogusoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 82520 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五体満足

ごたいまんぞく

with no physical defects

三具足

みつぐそく

three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand)

円満具足

えんまんぐそく

(things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony

具足

ぐそく

(suit of) armor

煩悩具足

ぼんのうぐそく

possessing worldly desires and passions

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

五月晴れ

さつきばれ

fine weather during the rainy season

五内

ごだい

the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)

五本指

ごほんゆび

five-toed (socks)

五七調

ごしちちょう

five and seven-syllable meter