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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.

  • Words using 僧

    • 小僧 こぞう Listen youngster; boy; kid
    • 僧侶 そうりょ Listen priest; monk; bonze

  • Four-character idioms with 僧

    • 腕白小僧 わんぱくこぞう Listen naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal

  • Tattoo check: 僧

    • Verified meaning: monk, priest
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 僧

    Surnames 僧(そう)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    monk priest Buddhist monk clergy friar monastic religious temple

Sentences including 僧

  • Cheeky little boy!

  • A 40- or 50-year-old is a snot-nosed brat.

  • A saint's maid quotes Latin.

  • Tom is a naughty boy.

  • The nun prayed and crossed herself.

  • She got angry with the naughty boy.

  • Keep an eye on the naughty kid.

  • He practices austerities almost like a monk.

  • The priest participated in the children's game.

  • The priest participated in the children's games.

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