法ほう師し

noun

Buddhist priest; bonze

Refers to a Buddhist priest or monk, especially in historical or traditional contexts. The term 'bonze' is an older European term for a Buddhist monk.

• その法ほう師しは毎まい朝あさお経きょうを唱となえる。

  That Buddhist priest chants sutras every morning.

noun

layman dressed like a priest

Used for a person who is not a real priest but wears priest-like robes, often in historical or theatrical contexts.

• 彼かれは法ほう師しの姿すがたをしているが、実じつはただの村むら人びとだ。

  He is dressed like a priest, but he is actually just a villager.

noun, used as a suffix

person (suffix)

Noun suffix used in compounds to refer to a person, often with a nuance of a specialist or someone with a certain quality. Usually pronounced ぼうし in this usage.

• 「医い者しゃ法ほう師し」という言こと葉ばは、医い者しゃを指さす古ふるい言いい方かただ。

  The word 医者法師 is an old way of referring to a doctor.