Kanji

僧

僧

Buddhist priest, monk

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Common Readings

ソウ

Example sentences

小僧 こぞう
寺 の 小僧 が 庭 の 掃除 を している 。

The young priest of the temple is cleaning the garden.

僧侶 そうりょ
その 寺 に は 、 多く の 僧侶 が 修行 に 励んでいる 。

At that temple, many monks are diligently practicing.

説く とく
僧侶 が 人々 に 慈悲 の 心 を 説く 。

The monk preaches the heart of mercy to the people.

僧 そう
山奥 の 寺 で 一人 の 僧 が 修行 に 励んでいる 。

A monk is diligently practicing in a temple deep in the mountains.

慈円 じえん
慈円 は 鎌倉時代 初期 の 天台宗 の 僧 である 。

Jien was a monk of the Tendai sect during the early Kamakura period.

修行僧 しゅぎょうそう
若い 修行僧 が 滝 に 打たれて 修行 している 。

A young monk is practicing by being struck by a waterfall.

経典 きょうてん
修行僧 は 毎日 経典 を 読んでいる 。

The monk reads the scriptures every day.

Example Vocabulary

小僧

こぞう

young priest; apprentice; kid; brat

僧侶

そうりょ

monk; priest; Buddhist clergy

僧

そう

monk; priest

拙僧

せっそう

僧兵

そうへい

尼僧

にそう

修行僧

しゅぎょうそう

ascetic monk; trainee monk

膝小僧

ひざこぞう

僧衣

そうい

若僧

わかぞう

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