ごだい
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void)
2. five great wisdom kings
Pitch accent
だい
Composed of
five; 5
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)
Examples (1 in total)
The Great Lakes supply drinking water.