Japanese symbol for “abbess”
庵主
あんじゅ
Romaji: anju
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
In Japanese, abbess is 庵主, read あんじゅ (anju).
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Meanings
- n owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
Written forms: 庵主. Readings: あんじゅ、あんしゅ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abbess”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修道院長 | しゅうどういんちょう shuudouinchou | head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沢庵 | たくあん takuan | pickled daikon radish |
| 草庵 | そうあん souan | thatched hut |
| 庵室 | あんしつ anshitsu | hermit's cell; retreat |
| 桂庵 | けいあん keian | agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between |
| 僧庵 | そうあん souan | priest's hermitage |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.