noun
sexual relations with a woman (by a Buddhist priest); violation of clerical celibacy
A technical Buddhist term for a priest breaking the precept against sexual conduct. Used in historical and religious contexts.
昔の僧侶にとって、女犯は重い罪とされていた。
For monks in the past, sexual relations with a woman was considered a grave sin.
この寺の戒律では、女犯を犯した僧は追放される。
According to the precepts of this temple, a monk who commits a sexual transgression with a woman is expelled.