noun
young monk; boy monk
Refers to a young Buddhist monk, typically a boy or adolescent in training.
寺で若僧たちが掃除をしていた。
The young monks were cleaning at the temple.
彼はまだ若僧だが、修行に励んでいる。
He is still a young monk, but he trains diligently.
若 (young) + 僧 (monk). The reading にゃくそう is the standard on'yomi combination; じゃくそう is a variant reading.