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])
• 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

• 四(し)輪(りん) (shirin)

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

• オリンピック (Orinpikku, “Olympics”)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	輪

Proper noun

五輪 • (Oryun) (hangeul 오륜)

1. Hanja form^? of 오륜 (“Olympics”).