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Five Elements
jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ
金木水火土 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five elements in a comfortable order (meaning that they “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
The order is metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Note that sometimes the metal element is translated as gold. And earth refers to soil versus the whole planet earth.
Five Elements
五行 is the title of the five elements: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal.
The first character means five, and the second character is simply element(s).
According to ancient Chinese science, all matter in the world is comprised of these elements. One idea presented with the five elements is that when energy is added, the matter is believed to expand. When energy is removed, matter contracts. Oddly, this concept is not far from Einstein's theories and modern science. Just a few thousand years before Einstein.
More info: Wikipedia - Five Elements (Wu Xing).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
五行 see styles |
wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo ごぎょう |
More info & calligraphy: Five Elements(1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大. |
鎪 锼 see styles |
sōu sou1 sou |
to engrave (metal of wood) |
鎹 see styles |
xx xx5 xx kasugai かすがい |
(Japanese kokuji) large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; pr. kasugai (1) (kana only) large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); (2) (kana only) tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); (3) (kana only) latch; lock; (surname) Kasugai |
七曜 see styles |
qī yào qi1 yao4 ch`i yao chi yao shichiyou / shichiyo しちよう |
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) (1) {astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); (2) the seven days of the week The seven brilliant ones — the sun and moon, together with the five planets which are connected with fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Their essence shines in the sky, but their spirits are over men as judges of their good and evil, and as rulers over good and evil fortune. The following list shows their names in Chinese and Sanskrit: Sun 日, 太陽; aditya 阿彌底耶 Moon月, 太陰; soma 蘇摩 Mars火星, 勢惑勞; aṅgāraka 盎哦囉迦 Mercury水星, 辰星; budha 部陀 Jupiter木星, 歳星; bṛhaspati 勿哩訶娑跛底 Venus金星, 太白; śukra 戌羯羅 Saturn土星, 鎭星; śanaiścara 賖乃以室折羅. |
八音 see styles |
bā yīn ba1 yin1 pa yin hatton |
ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹); the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories; music The eight tones of a Buddha's voice―beautiful, flexible, harmonious, respect-producing, not effeminate (i.e. manly), unerring, deep and resonant. |
切る see styles |
kiru きる |
(transitive verb) (1) to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); (transitive verb) (2) (See 縁を切る) to sever (connections, ties); (transitive verb) (3) to turn off (e.g. the light); (transitive verb) (4) (See 電話を切る) to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; (transitive verb) (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); (transitive verb) (6) to open (something sealed); (transitive verb) (7) to start; (transitive verb) (8) to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); (transitive verb) (9) (See 値切る) to reduce; to decrease; to discount; (transitive verb) (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; (transitive verb) (11) to cross; to traverse; (transitive verb) (12) to criticize sharply; (transitive verb) (13) to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); (transitive verb) (14) to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.); (transitive verb) (15) to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; (transitive verb) (16) to shuffle (cards); (transitive verb) (17) {mahj} to discard a tile; (transitive verb) (18) to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate; (transitive verb) (19) to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); (transitive verb) (20) (See 切り札・1) to trump; (transitive verb) (21) {go} to cut (the connection between two groups); (transitive verb) (22) (also written as 鑽る) to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); (transitive verb) (23) to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); (suf,v5r) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 使い切る) to do completely; to finish doing; (suf,v5r) (25) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 疲れ切る) to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...; (suf,v5r) (26) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 言い切る・1) to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly |
十干 see styles |
shí gān shi2 gan1 shih kan jikkan じっかん |
same as 天干; the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III) ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water); ten heavenly stems |
十手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
実手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(irregular kanji usage) (archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
實手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(irregular kanji usage) (archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
板絵 see styles |
itae いたえ |
artwork on wood, canvas, metal sheet, etc. |
鑚る see styles |
kiru きる |
(transitive verb) (obscure) to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) |
鑽る see styles |
kiru きる |
(transitive verb) (obscure) to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) |
門閂 门闩 see styles |
mén shuān men2 shuan1 men shuan |
horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt |
切り粉 see styles |
kiriko きりこ |
chips or shavings left after cutting wood or metal with a saw, etc. |
陰陽五行 see styles |
inyougogyou; onyougogyou / inyogogyo; onyogogyo いんようごぎょう; おんようごぎょう |
(yoji) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology |
Variations: |
kiru きる |
(transitive verb) (rare) to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone) |
ウッドメタル see styles |
udometaru ウッドメタル |
Wood's metal |
メタルウッド see styles |
metaruudo / metarudo メタルウッド |
metal wood |
木仏金仏石仏 see styles |
kibutsukanabutsuishibotoke きぶつかなぶついしぼとけ |
(expression) inflexible people; heartless people; Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone |
ウッド・メタル see styles |
udo metaru ウッド・メタル |
Wood's metal |
メタル・ウッド see styles |
metaru udo メタル・ウッド |
metal wood |
Variations: |
udometaru; udo metaru ウッドメタル; ウッド・メタル |
Wood's metal |
Variations: |
metaruudo; metaru udo / metarudo; metaru udo メタルウッド; メタル・ウッド |
metal wood |
Variations: |
jitte; jittei / jitte; jitte じって; じってい |
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
Variations: |
katai かたい |
(adjective) (1) (esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone) hard; solid; tough; (adjective) (2) stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); (adjective) (3) strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); (adjective) (4) safe; steady; honest; steadfast; (adjective) (5) obstinate; stubborn; (adjective) (6) (ant: 砕けた) bookish; formal; stuffy |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Five Elements | 金木水火土 | jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ jin1 mu4 shui3 huo3 tu3 jin mu shui huo tu jinmushuihuotu | chin mu shui huo t`u chinmushuihuotu chin mu shui huo tu |
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| Five Elements | 五行 | gogyou / gogyo | wǔ xíng / wu3 xing2 / wu xing / wuxing | wu hsing / wuhsing |
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