僧(そう), そう

sō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • monk; priest

小僧(こぞう), こぞう

kozō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • youngster
  • young Buddhist priest

僧侶(そうりょ), そうりょ

sōryo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • priest; monk

尼僧(にそう), にそう

nisō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • nun; priestess

僧堂(そうどう), そうどう

sōdō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures

修行(しゅぎょう), しゅうぎょうそう

shūgyōsō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • ascetic monk; trainee monk

大僧正(だいそうじょう), だいそうじょう

daisōjō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • high priest

僧院(そういん), そういん

sōin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • monastery; temple

僧籍(そうせき), そうせき

sōseki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • priesthood

僧職(そうしょく), そうしょく

sōshoku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • priesthood

僧正(そうじょう), そうじょう

sōjō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • high Buddhist priest

名僧(めいそう), めいそう

meisō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • noted or celebrated priest

僧俗(そうぞく), そうぞく

sōzoku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • priests and laymen

僧兵(そうへい), そうへい

sōhei

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • priest soldier; warrior monk

仏法僧(ぶっぽうそう), ぶっぽうそう

buppōsō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Buddha, Dharma, Sangha (the Buddha, the teachings, and the spiritual community)
  • dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
  • roller (any bird of family Coraciidae)
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