Word Meaning 五斗米

ごとべい gotobei

五斗米 is read as ごとべい (gotobei) and means small salary.

Meaning

English

  1. small salary

Reading

Kana

ごとべい

Romaji

gotobei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 81687 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五斗米道

ごとべいどう

Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)

五斗味噌

ごとみそ

miso from the Kamakura era

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)

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)

五節供

ごせっく

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

五障

ごしょう

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