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 25682 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五旬節

ごじゅんせつ

Pentecost

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

五節句

ごせっく

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

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)

五箇年

ごかねん

quinquennial

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)