尼に僧そう

僧そう侶りょN1sense 1
僧侶 is a gender-neutral term for a Buddhist monk or priest, while 尼僧 specifically refers to a female monastic.
シスター sense 2
シスター is the common, casual loanword for a Christian nun, while 尼僧 is a more formal, written term used in the same sense.
修しゅう道どう女じょ sense 2
修道女 is the formal Japanese term for a Christian nun, roughly equivalent to 尼僧 in its Catholic sense, while シスター is more casual.
尼あま
尼僧 is a more formal, written term for a nun (Buddhist or Christian), while 尼 is the shorter, everyday word.

Opposites

僧そうN1sense 1
僧 refers to a male Buddhist monk, the direct gender counterpart to the female 尼僧.
修しゅう道どう士し sense 2
修道士 refers to a male Christian monk, the direct gender counterpart to the female 尼僧 in its Catholic sense.

Don't confuse with

僧そう侶りょN1
尼僧 shares the 僧 character with 僧侶 but specifically means a Buddhist nun, not a monk in general.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Word family

尼に僧そう院いん
nunnery; convent

Etymology

尼 (nun) + 僧 (monk/priest). The kanji 尼 originally referred to a Buddhist nun, and 僧 is a general term for a member of the clergy. Together they specify a female monastic.