修道院
Meanings
1
monastery; convent; abbey; cloister
General term for a Christian religious community where monks or nuns live, work, and worship. Covers both male (monastery) and female (convent) institutions, as well as the physical building or grounds.
The monastery stands quietly in the mountains.
She was educated at a convent when she was young.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が修道院に入るfor someone to enter a monastery/convent (become a monk or nun)
She entered a convent when she was twenty.
- 修道院で暮らすto live in a monastery/convent
He has lived in a monastery deep in the mountains for many years.
- 修道院を出るto leave a monastery/convent (leave monastic life)
She left the convent in order to get married.