禅師
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 禅師
1
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
Kanji in this Word
禅
13 strokes
Frequency: 1902
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
Zen
silent meditation
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
セン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しずか
ゆず.る
師
10 strokes
Frequency: 563
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
expert
teacher
master
model
exemplar
army (incl. counter)
war
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いくさ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
のし
のり
もろ
かず
つかさ
みつ
もと
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