Word Meaning 五逆罪

ごぎゃくざい gogyakuzai

五逆罪 is read as ごぎゃくざい (gogyakuzai) and means five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha).

Meaning

English

five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)

Reading

Kana

ごぎゃくざい

Romaji

gogyakuzai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 77804 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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五罪

ござい

five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)

五逆

ごぎゃく

crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother

国家反逆罪

こっかはんぎゃくざい

(crime of) treason

大逆罪

たいぎゃくざい

(the crime of) high treason

反逆罪

はんぎゃくざい

(crime of) treason

逆罪

ぎゃくざい

crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period)

五輪

ごりん

Olympic rings

五線

ごせん

staff

五無間業

ごむけんごう

five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)

五大州

ごだいしゅう

the five continents

五十日の祝

いかのいわい

celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child

五輪大会

ごりんたいかい

Olympic Games