僧 (そう, sou) Japanese meaning: monk | KotomoraThe monk chants sutras every morning.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が僧になるfor someone to become a monk
He became a monk when he was young.
僧として〈動詞〉to do something in one's capacity as a monk
As a monk, he has helped many people.
僧が経を読むfor a monk to chant/recite a sutra
A monk was reciting a sutra in the temple grounds.
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Zen priest; Zen monk
priesthood; clerical office
warrior monk; priest soldier
komusō; begging Zen monk of the Fuke sect
noted priest; celebrated priest
high Buddhist priest; bishop (Buddhist)
young monk; boy monk
low-rank priest; junior monk
Buddhist priest
substitute priest; deputy priest
assisting priests at a Buddhist service
chief priest; resident priest
acolyte
monk attending the principal image · Buddhist monk at a Shinto shrine
worldly priest; corrupt monk
sangha; Buddhist community
monk's rank; Buddhist clerical rank
