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Kanji Detail for 僧 - "monk, priest"

僧

  • Meaning

    僧 means "monk, priest."

    1. Monk - One who has entered the Buddhist path; a religious practitioner.

    2. Priest - A Buddhist priest; a member of the clergy.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Buddhist priest; monk

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Buddhist priest, monk

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    One who believes in Buddhism. In Sanskrit called 僧伽邪. Abbreviated as 僧.
  • Onyomitip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomitip
    none
  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords
    monk priest Buddhist monk clergy friar monastic religious temple

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