僧 — kanji meaning “Buddhist priest”
僧
Buddhist priest, monk
- Meanings
- Buddhist priest, monk
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1724 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- sēng — Chinese character page
Words with 僧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僧侶 | そうりょ souryo | priest; monk; bonze |
| 小僧 | こぞう kozou | youngster; boy; kid |
| 尼僧 | にそう nisou | Buddhist nun |
| 高僧 | こうそう kousou | high priest; highly ranked priest |
| 僧院 | そういん souin | monastery; temple |
| 禅僧 | ぜんそう zensou | Zen priest |
| 大僧正 | だいそうじょう daisoujou | high priest |
| 僧堂 | そうどう soudou | temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures |
| 僧籍 | そうせき souseki | priesthood registry |
| 僧職 | そうしょく soushoku | priesthood |
| 僧兵 | そうへい souhei | priest soldier; warrior monk |
| 虚無僧 | こむそう komusou | begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute) |
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