noun

Buddhist term.
  1. the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness), the five aggregates.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
五蘊 ごうん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
pile up
ウン つ.む (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)