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五輪聖火 (gorinseika) Japanese meaning: Olympic torch | Kotomora

五ご輪りん聖せい火か

Meanings

1

Refers specifically to the Olympic flame or torch used in the Olympic Games.

五ご輪りん聖せい火かが東とう京きょうに到とう着ちゃくした。
The Olympic torch arrived in Tokyo.

Kanji

五five
輪wheel, ring, circle
聖holy, saint, sage
火fire

Built from

五ご輪りん

+聖せい火か

Etymology

Compound of 五輪 (gorin, 'Olympics', literally 'five rings') and 聖火 (seika, 'sacred fire').