持じ戒かいじかいじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounobservance of Buddhist preceptsA Buddhist term referring to the strict keeping of the precepts (戒). Used in religious or doctrinal contexts.僧そう侶りょは持じ戒かいを重おもんじる。Monks value the observance of precepts.持じ戒かいは仏ぶつ道どう修しゅ行ぎょうの基き本ほん