五行
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
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ごぎょう
ごぎょう
Used in vocabulary
陰陽五行
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
Noun
五行説
theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); five phases theory; wuxing theory
Noun
五行思想
theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); five phases theory; wuxing theory
Noun