僧そう衣いそういMeanings1nounpriest's garb; Buddhist vestmentRefers specifically to the robes or vestments worn by Buddhist priests. A formal or technical term; in everyday conversation, 僧侶の服 or お坊さんの服 may be used instead.僧そう衣いをまとった僧そう侶りょが静しずかに歩あるいていた。A monk in priest's garb was walking quietly.