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ごぎょう
Meanings
Noun
1. the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing
2. five practices of the Bodhisattvas
3. the five pillars of Islam
Alt. forms
五ご行ぎょう
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Pitch accent
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Composed of
five; 5
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); five phases theory; wuxing theory
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Examples (1 in total)
In the five phases, water represents winter.