出しゅっ家け

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

entering the priesthood; becoming a monk

Buddhist term for renouncing secular life and ordaining as a monk or nun. Often used with する to describe the act of taking vows.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに出しゅっ家けして僧そう侶りょになった。

  He entered the priesthood when he was young and became a monk.

• 出しゅっ家けするには厳きびしい修しゅ行ぎょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  To become a monk, rigorous training is necessary.

noun

priest; monk

Refers to a person who has left secular life to become a Buddhist monk or priest. Contrasts with 在家 (layperson).

See also: 在家

• あの出しゅっ家けは托たく鉢はつをしながら旅たびをしている。

  That monk is traveling while begging for alms.