Word details
五体投地
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 五体投地.
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Entry
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Buddhism
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
五
five
4 strokesFrequency 31JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ゴ
Kun
いついつ.つ
Nanori
いささつちふみめ
体
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
7 strokesFrequency 88JLPT N3Grade 2
On
タイテイ
Kun
からだかたち
Nanori
なり
投
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
7 strokesFrequency 236JLPT N2Grade 3
On
トウ
Kun
な.げる-な.げ
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
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