五行

ごぎょう

Meanings

1. Noun the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing See also: 五大 (ごだい).
2. five practices of the Bodhisattvas
3. the five pillars of Islam See also: 六信五行 (ろくしんごぎょう).

Kanji

• 五 five. Read as ゴ.
• 行 line. Read as ギョウ.

Words containing 五行

• 五行思想 (ごぎょうしそう) theory of the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water)
• 陰陽五行 (いんようごぎょう) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
• 六信五行 (ろくしんごぎょう) the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam

And 2 more.

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