入にゅう道どう

noun

entering the priesthood; Buddhist monk; priest

Buddhist term for becoming a monk or the monk himself. Often used historically or in religious contexts.

• 彼かれは若わかくして入にゅう道どうし、一いっ生しょうを寺てらで過すごした。

  He entered the priesthood at a young age and spent his life at the temple.

noun

man with a shaven head

Refers to a layperson with a shaved head, often resembling a monk. Can be used colloquially or descriptively.

• その入にゅう道どうは、実じつは僧そう侶りょではなく、ただの禿はげた男おとこだった。

  That man with the shaven head was actually not a monk, just a bald man.

noun

bald-headed monster

Folklore or mythical creature, often depicted as a giant bald-headed monster. Appears in traditional tales like 大入道.

• 昔むかし話ばなしに出でてくる大おお入にゅう道どうは、大おおきな禿はげ頭あたまの化ばけ物ものだ。

  The ōnyūdō in old tales is a giant bald-headed monster.