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N1 Noun

僧侶(そうりょ)priest, monk

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      priest, monk, bonze

      Buddhism

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    僧侶 【そうりょ】

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      僧侶(そうりょ)仏道(ぶつどう)修行(しゅぎょう)しています。

      The monk is practicing the Buddhist path.

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      出家(しゅっけ)してお(てら)()らしている(ひと)僧侶(そうりょ)だ。

      A person who leaves secular life to live in a temple is called a monk.

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      僧侶(そうりょ)(そう)個人(こじん)のことも、それらの集団(しゅうだん)のことも(あらわ)す。

      The Japanese word for monk can refer to both an individual and a group of monks.

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      (かれ)僧侶(そうりょ)をやめて都会(とかい)(もど)るなり、(よく)(まみ)れた生活(せいかつ)をし(はじ)めた。

      The moment he gave up being a monk and returned to the city, he began living a life full of indulgence.

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      僧侶(そうりょ)になって(じゅう)(ねん)()(かれ)ともなると、(なん)欲望(よくぼう)()っていないでしょう。

      He's been a monk for ten years now—I imagine he has no earthly desires left.

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