Kanji1 / 13
僧 kanji
Buddhist priest, monk
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
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Kun readings
NoneVariant forms
僧Words with 僧
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —僧寺Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
- —僧職priesthood
- —僧正high Buddhist priest
- —僧籍priesthood registry
- —僧俗priests and laymen
- —僧体appearance of a Buddhist priest
- —僧徒priests; monks
- —僧堂temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
- —僧尼monks and nuns
- —僧服priest's garb
- —僧兵priest soldier; warrior monk
- —僧門priesthood; Buddhism
- —俗僧worldly priest
- —代僧substitute priest
- —伴僧priests assisting at a Buddhist service
- —仏僧Buddhist priest
- —凡僧unranked priest; ordinary priest; foolish monk
- —僧坊priests' temple quarters
- —貴僧high priest; priest
- —客僧priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)