五輪塔

Japanese

五輪塔

Kanji in this term
五	輪	塔
ご Grade: 1	りん Grade: 4	とう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 五輪 (gorin, “five rings”) +‎ 塔 (tō, “tower”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ごりんとー [gòríńtóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɾʲĩnto̞ː]

Noun

五輪塔 (hiragana ごりんとう, rōmaji gorintō, historical hiragana ごりんたふ)

five-ringed pagoda

Meronyms

地 (ち)輪 (りん) (chirin)
水輪 (すいりん) (suirin)
火 (か)輪 (りん) (karin)
風 (ふう)輪 (りん) (fūrin)
空 (くう)輪 (りん) (kūrin)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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