精しょう進じん物ものしょうじんものMeanings1nounvegetarian food; Buddhist vegetarian cuisineRefers to food prepared without meat or fish, following Buddhist dietary principles. Often used in the context of temple cuisine (精進料理). The reading そうじもの is obsolete.See also: 生臭物精しょう進じん物ものは肉にくや魚さかなを使つかわずに作