Meaning
Buddhist priest · monk
On'yomi
ソウ
Common compounds (11)
- 僧 そうsangha (the Buddhist community)
- 小僧 こぞうyoung Buddhist monk; young bonze
- 僧侶 そうりょpriest; monk; bonze
- 尼僧 にそうBuddhist nun
- 若僧 わかぞうyoungster; neophyte; greenhorn
- 高僧 こうそうhigh priest; highly-ranked priest
- 禅僧 ぜんそうZen priest
- 僧堂 そうどうtemple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
- 僧院 そういんmonastery; temple
- 大僧正 だいそうじょうhigh priest
- 僧籍 そうせきpriesthood