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Kotomora

庵あん主じゅ

also: あんしゅ

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Meanings

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noun

owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent

Refers to a person who lives in and manages a small Buddhist hermitage or convent. Can be a monk or nun, but often used for a female head of a convent (abbess/prioress).