Info on the Kanji 僧

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Meaning(s)

buddhist priest, monk

Reading(s)

onyomi SOU
kunyomi

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stroke count 13
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 僧
WordMeaning
そう
sou
monk / priest
あくそう
aku sou
dissolute priest
したそう
shita sou
low-rank priest
われそう
ware sou
monk
がそう
ga sou
artist-monk
がくそう
gakusou
learned priest pursuing his studies
たかしそう
takashi sou
high priest / respectful form of address to a priest
きゃくそう
kyaku sou
priest traveling as part of his training
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Example Sentences with 僧
門前の小習わぬ経を読む。

彼女は腕白小に腹を立てている。

彼は侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。

彼はよく近所の腕白小たちをののしったものだ。



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