五ご位い

noun

fifth court rank

Historical term from the Japanese court rank system (位階). Refers to the fifth rank, often subdivided into senior (正五位) and junior (従五位) grades. Used in historical contexts.

• 彼かれの先せん祖ぞは五ご位いの官かん位いを持もっていた。

  His ancestor held the fifth court rank.

noun

black-crowned night heron

Abbreviation of 五位鷺 (ごいさぎ). Refers to the bird Nycticorax nycticorax. The name is said to derive from the bird's appearance resembling a courtier of the fifth rank. Used in ornithological and everyday contexts.

See also: ゴイサギ

• 夕ゆう方がたになると、池いけのそばで五ご位いが鳴なき始はじめる。

  In the evening, the night herons start calling by the pond.

noun

five ranks; five stages

Buddhist term referring to five stages or ranks in various doctrinal contexts, such as the five ranks of enlightenment in Zen or the five stages of the path. Domain-specific and rarely used outside Buddhist literature.

• 禅ぜん宗しゅうでは、修しゅ行ぎょうの過か程ていを五ご位いに分わけて説せつ明めいすることがある。

  In Zen Buddhism, the process of practice is sometimes explained by dividing it into five ranks.