noun
monastic seclusion; renouncing the world to become a monk
Refers to leaving secular life to enter a Buddhist monastery or live as a hermit. Often used in historical or literary contexts.
彼は若い頃に出家遁世して、山奥の寺で修行した。
He renounced the world in his youth and trained at a temple deep in the mountains.
Compound of 出家 (shukke, 'leaving home to become a monk') and 遁世 (tonsei, 'seclusion from the world'). Both components are Sino-Japanese words with Buddhist origins.