Word · 単語
和尚
Reading おしょう
priestly teacher
- 1 priestly teacher, preceptor — trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism
- 2 monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest
- 3 second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
- 4 master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
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例文 · examples
衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ。
The robes do not make the monk.
sense 1 · priestly teacher