五

Chinese poem with five characters per line

Buddhism

five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being

music paper

Abbreviation

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu

From the Book of Documents

the five blessings (health, wealth, longevity, love of virtue and dying a natural death)

five people

Buddhism

five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)

the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

Grammar

godan verb conjugation

the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame)

(meal of) five dishes

poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

Boys' Festival (May 5)

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

mixed fried vegetables

five races under one union (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans; founding principle of the Republic of China)

五族協和 only; Yojijukugo; Historical term

harmony of the five races (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese; official policy of Manchukuo)

paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

small salary

five-toed socks

Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers

five-spice powder

five-forked road; five-road junction

Pentateuch

Buddhism

five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)

Historical term

crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother