僧
僧

Buddhist priest, monk

13 strokesFrequency 1,724JLPT N1Grade 8

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小僧こぞうNounFreq #4925
1

youngster; boy; kid; brat

Examples
また僕をかつごうとしているのかい、このいたずら小僧め。
Are you going to play tricks on me again, you naughty boy?
2

young Buddhist monk; young bonze

Examples
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。
A saint's maid quotes Latin.
3

young shop-boy; errand boy; apprentice

若造若蔵若僧わかぞうNounFreq #12949
1

Derogatory

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

僧そうNounFreq #13461
1

monk; priest

Examples
その僧は子供たちの遊びに参加した。
The priest participated in the children's game.
2

Abbreviation

sangha (the Buddhist community)

僧侶そうりょNounFreq #13910
1

Buddhism

priest; monk; bonze

Examples
彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
He practices austerities almost like a monk.
僧兵そうへいNounFreq #41973
1

priest soldier; warrior monk

僧正そうじょうNounFreq #42023
1

high Buddhist priest

拙僧せっそうPronounFreq #42215
1

Humble

I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha

尼僧にそうNounFreq #42965
1

Buddhist nun

2

Catholic nun; sister

Examples
尼僧はお祈りをして十字を切った。
The nun prayed and crossed herself.
膝小僧ひざこぞうNounFreq #45645
1

kneecap

修行僧しゅぎょうそうNounFreq #46047
1

ascetic monk; trainee monk

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