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僧

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • Buddhist priest
  • monk

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ソウ
Strokes
13
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1425
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 僧院そういんNounmonastery, temple
  • 僧侶そうりょNounpriest, monk, bonze
  • 高僧こうそうNounhigh priest, highly ranked priest
  • 小僧こぞうNounyoungster, boy, kid, brat, lad
  • 禅僧ぜんそうNounZen priest
  • 尼僧にそうNounBuddhist nun
  • 僧庵そうあんNounpriest's hermitage
  • 僧位そういNounrank (of a monk)

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