Moto 僧: Buddhist Priest; MonkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 108 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 僧そうmonk; priest
- 小僧こぞうyoungster; boy
- 僧侶そうりょpriest; monk
- 僧堂そうどうtemple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
- 僧籍そうせきpriesthood
- 僧院そういんmonastery; temple
- 大僧正だいそうじょうhigh priest
- 尼僧にそうnun; priestess
- 禅僧ぜんそうZen priest
- 高僧こうそうhigh priest; highly-ranked priest
- いたずら小僧いたずらこぞうmischievous boy
- はな垂れ小僧はなたれこぞうsnot-nosed kid
- カメラ小僧カメラこぞうphotographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
- 一つ目小僧ひとつめこぞうone-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
- 下僧げそうlow-rank priest
- 仏僧ぶっそうBuddhist priest
- 代僧だいそうsubstitute priest
- 伴僧ばんそうpriests assisting at a Buddhist service
- 住僧じゅうそうchief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
- 侍僧じそうacolyte
- 供僧ぐそうmonk who attends to the principal image of a temple
- 供奉僧ぐぶそうmonk who attends to the principal image of a temple
- 俗僧ぞくそうworldly priest
- 修行僧しゅぎょうそうascetic monk; trainee monk
- 修道僧しゅうどうそうmonk; friar
- 僧伽そうぎゃsangha (the Buddhist community)
- 僧伽藍摩そうがらんまBuddhist convent or monastery
- 僧位そういrank (of a monk)
- 僧体そうたいappearance of a Buddhist priest
- 僧供そうぐgiving to a monk; offerings made to monks
- 僧俗そうぞくpriests and laymen
- 僧兵そうへいpriest soldier; warrior monk
- 僧号そうごうpriest's religious name
- 僧坊そうぼうpriests' temple quarters
- 僧家そうかBuddhist temple
- 僧寺そうじBuddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
- 僧尼そうにmonks and nuns
- 僧帽弁そうぼうべんmitral valve; bicuspid valve
- 僧帽筋そうぼうきんtrapezius muscle
- 僧庵そうあんpriest's hermitage
- 僧庵生活そうあんせいかつhermit life
- 僧形そうぎょうthe form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
- 僧徒そうとpriests; monks
- 僧房そうぼうpriests' temple quarters
- 僧服そうふくpriest's garb
- 僧正そうじょうhigh Buddhist priest
- 僧綱そうごうancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority; Office of Monastic Affairs
- 僧職そうしょくpriesthood
- 僧衆そうしゅうlarge number of priests
- 僧衣そういpriest's garb
- 僧門そうもんpriesthood; Buddhism
- 僧階そうかいrank (of a monk)
- 凡僧ぼんそうunranked priest; ordinary priest
- 名僧めいそうnoted priest; celebrated priest
- 名僧知識めいそうちしきgreat (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
- 和僧わそうmonk
Other readings
- イタズラ小僧いたずらこぞうmischievous boy
- 仏法僧ぶっぽうそうBuddha, Dharma, Sangha; The Three Jewels
- 僧都そうずBuddhist priest
- 声の仏法僧こえのぶっぽうそうEurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
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Kanji that often appear with 僧
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