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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

  • 僧そうNoun
    monk, priest
  • 僧侶そうりょNoun
    priest, monk, bonze
  • 小僧こぞうNoun
    youngster, boy, kid
  • 尼僧にそうNoun
    Buddhist nun
  • 高僧こうそうNoun
    high priest, highly ranked priest
  • 僧堂そうどうNoun
    temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
  • 禅僧ぜんそうNoun
    Zen priest
  • 大僧正だいそうじょうNoun
    high priest

Practice in Kanjiru

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