五輪

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
五 輪
ご
Grade: 1		 りん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Literally “five rings”.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ごりん [gòríń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

五(ご)輪(りん) • (gorin) 

  1. (Buddhism) concept based on the philosophy of 五大 (godai, “five elements”):
    1. the five elements as a whole: 地輪 (jirin), 水輪 (suirin), 火輪 (karin), 風輪 (fūrin), and 空輪 (kūrin)
    2. Short for 五輪成身 (gorin jōshin): the placement of the five elements to certain parts of the body, resulting in attaining 仏身 (busshin, “buddha body”)
    3. Synonym of 五体 (gotai): the head, both arms and both knees of the human body
    4. Short for 五輪塔 (gorintō) or 五輪卒塔婆 (gorin sotoba): a five-ringed pagoda
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 五(ご)輪(りん)五(ご)体(たい) (gorin gotai)
  • 五(ご)輪(りん)成(じょう)身(しん) (gorin jōshin)
  • 五(ご)輪(りん)卒(そ)塔(と)婆(ば) (gorin sotoba)
  • 五(ご)輪(りん)塔(とう) (gorintō)
  • 五(ご)輪(りんの)書(しょ) (Gorin no Sho)
See also

Proper noun

五(ご)輪(りん) • (Gorin) 

  1. the Olympic Rings
  2. (by extension) the Olympic Games
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 五(ご)輪(りん)旗(き) (Gorinki)
  • 科(か)学(がく)五(ご)輪(りん) (Kagaku Gorin)
  • 冬(とう)季(き)五(ご)輪(りん) (Tōki Gorin)
  • 東(とう)京(きょう)五(ご)輪(りん) (Tōkyō Gorin)
  • 長(なが)野(の)五(ご)輪(りん) (Nagano Gorin)
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
五 輪
いつ
Grade: 1		 わ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

From 五 (itsu, “five, 5”) +‎ 輪 (wa, “ring”).

Proper noun

五(いつ)輪(わ) • (Itsuwa) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
五輪

Proper noun

五輪 • (Oryun) (hangeul 오륜)

  1. Hanja form? of 오륜 (“Olympics”).
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