also: そうけ
Rare term for a Buddhist temple; more common words are 寺 (てら) or 寺院 (じいん).
In old documents, the word 僧家 is used to refer to a Buddhist temple.
Rare term for a Buddhist priest; more common words are 僧侶 (そうりょ) or 坊さん (ぼうさん).
僧家 is an old way of saying Buddhist priest.
Rare kanji term; both readings そうか and そうけ are possible, but そうか is more common.
Alternate reading; less common than そうか.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 僧, “Buddhist monk,” and 家, denoting a household, community, or practitioner; it can refer to a temple or a Buddhist cleric.