五輪

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
りん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Literally “five rings”.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

()(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
  • ()(りん)()(たい) (gorin gotai)
  • ()(りん)(じょう)(しん) (gorin jōshin)
  • ()(りん)()()() (gorin sotoba)
  • ()(りん)(とう) (gorintō)
  • ()(りんの)(しょ) (Gorin no Sho)
See also

Proper noun

()(りん) • (Gorin

  1. the Olympic Rings
  2. (by extension) the Olympic Games
Derived terms
  • ()(りん)() (Gorinki)
  • ()(がく)()(りん) (Kagaku Gorin)
  • (とう)()()(りん) (Tōki Gorin)
  • (とう)(きょう)()(りん) (Tōkyō Gorin)
  • (なが)()()(りん) (Nagano Gorin)
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いつ
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From (itsu, five, 5) +‎ (wa, ring).

Proper noun

(いつ)() • (Itsuwa

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

五輪 • (Oryun) (hangeul 오륜)

  1. hanja form? of 오륜 (Olympics)