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N2 Noun

(そう)monk, priest

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      monk, priest

    2. Noun

      2.

      sangha (the Buddhist community)

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    僧 【そう】

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      (そう)仏道(ぶつどう)修行(しゅぎょう)しています。

      The monk is practicing Buddhism. {monk, priest}

      • N2

      仏道(ぶつどう)修行(しゅぎょう)するために(そう)になった。

      I became a monk in order to practice Buddhism. {monk, priest}

      • N2

      カトリック(そう)がカトリックの伝道(でんどう)をしています。

      A Catholic monk is spreading the Catholic doctrine. {monk, priest}

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      (そう)になるには予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)(きび)しい修行(しゅぎょう)()必要(ひつよう)があるのだとか。

      I heard that becoming a monk requires more rigorous training than expected. {monk, priest}

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      (よく)()てられない(わたし)は、修行(しゅぎょう)をしても(そう)になんてなれないでしょう。

      I, who cannot abandon desire, probably cannot become a monk even if I train. {monk, priest}

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