Word Meaning 五葷

ごくん gokun

五葷 is read as ごくん (gokun) and means five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism).

Meaning

English

five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)

Reading

Kana

ごくん

Romaji

gokun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三厭五葷

さんえんごくん

meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)

五

ご

five

五十

ごじゅう

fifty

五日

いつか

5th day of the month

五分

ごぶ

5 parts

五つ

いつつ

eight o'clock (old time system)

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五月

ごがつ

May

五色

ごしょく

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black)

五重

ごじゅう

five-storied

五感

ごかん

the five senses

五月雨

さみだれ

early-summer rain