五ご輪りんの塔とう

noun

five-story pagoda

A traditional Buddhist pagoda with five tiers, each representing one of the five elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void).

• 京きょう都との寺てらには美うつくしい五ご輪りんの塔とうがある。

  There is a beautiful five-story pagoda at the temple in Kyoto.