居こ士じ

noun

Buddhist layman; grhapati

Buddhist term for a male lay devotee; also used as a posthumous suffix for lay practitioners. Compare 大姉 (だいし) for women.

See also: 大姉 (だいし)

• 彼かれは熱ねっ心しんな居こ士じで、毎まい朝あさお経きょうをあげている。

  He is a devout lay Buddhist and chants sutras every morning.

• 戒かい名みょうに「居こ士じ」と付つけられることがある。

  The title 居士 is sometimes added to a posthumous Buddhist name.

noun

private scholar; independent researcher

Refers to a scholar not affiliated with an official institution; somewhat dated, often used in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには多おおくの居こ士じが独どく自じの研けん究きゅうを発はっ表ぴょうした。

  During the Edo period, many private scholars published their own research.