僧そう寺じ

noun

Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest

Can refer to either a Buddhist priest or a temple that has a resident priest. Context usually makes the meaning clear.

• あの僧そう寺じは毎まい朝あさお経きょうをあげている。

  That Buddhist priest chants sutras every morning.

• この村むらには古ふるい僧そう寺じが一ひとつある。

  There is an old temple with a resident priest in this village.