Word Meaning 五山

ごさん gosan

五山 is read as ごさん (gosan) and means five most important temples of a region.

Meaning

English

five most important temples of a region

Reading

Kana

ごさん

Romaji

gosan

Writing Variants

五山ござん gozan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 104075 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

京都五山

きょうとござん

Kyoto Gozan

鎌倉五山

かまくらござん

the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)

五

ご

five

五十

ごじゅう

fifty

五日

いつか

5th day of the month

五つ

いつつ

eight o'clock (old time system)

五月

ごがつ

May

五月雨

さみだれ

early-summer rain

五月

さつき

fifth month of the lunar calendar

五十日

いか

fiftieth day after the birth of a child

五十日

ごとおび

days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)

五大

ごだい

five great wisdom kings