also: あんしゅ
noun
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
Refers to a person who lives in and manages a small Buddhist hermitage or convent. Can be a monk or nun, but often used for a female head of a convent (abbess/prioress).
彼女は小さな寺の庵主として静かに暮らしている。
She lives quietly as the abbess of a small temple.
その庵主は毎朝、庭の手入れを欠かさない。
The owner of the hermitage never fails to tend the garden every morning.
Compound of 庵 (hermitage) and 主 (master/owner). The reading あんじゅ is a regular on'yomi combination, while あんしゅ is a variant reading.