Word Meaning 五節

ごせつ gosetsu

五節 is read as ごせつ (gosetsu) and means the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ごせつ

Romaji

gosetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 25581 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五旬節

ごじゅんせつ

Pentecost

五節供

ごせっく

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

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

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