Word Meaning 五形拳

ごけいけん gokeiken

五形拳 is read as ごけいけん (gokeiken) and means Wu Xing Fist.

Meaning

English

  1. Wu Xing Fist
  2. Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)

Reading

Kana

ごけいけん

Romaji

gokeiken

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 97802 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

形意拳

けいいけん

shape-of-the-mind fist

五辺形

ごへんけい

pentagon

五月人形

ごがつにんぎょう

Boys' May Festival dolls

五角形

ごかくけい

pentagon

五形

おぎょう

Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)

正五角形

せいごかくけい

regular pentagon

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)