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A5 Noun

和尚(おしょう)preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism), preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism), preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism), second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      priestly teacher, preceptor

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Buddhism, trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism

    2. Noun

      2.

      monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest

      Buddhism, Only applies to おしょう, かしょう

    3. Noun

      3.

      second highest priestly rank in Buddhism

      Buddhism,

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    4. Noun

      4.

      master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

    All Forms

    和尚 【おしょう】、和尚 【かしょう】、和尚 【わじょう】、和上 【かしょう】、和上 【わじょう】

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      和尚(おしょう)さんがお経(た)を唱(とな)えています。

      The monk is chanting sutras.

        子供(こども)たちが和尚(おしょう)さんから説法(せっぽう)を聞(き)いています。

        The children are listening to a sermon from the monk.

          僕(ぼく)は若(わか)い時(とき)に出(で)家(いえ)し、今(いま)では有名(ゆうめい)なお寺(てら)の和尚(おしょう)です。

          I became a monk when I was young, and now I am the head monk of a famous temple.

            毎年(まいとし)、和尚(おしょう)さんが地域(ちいき)の人(ひと)のために除夜(じょや)の鐘(かね)をついてくれる。

            Every year, the monk rings the New Year's Eve bell for the community.

              旅行(りょこう)中(ちゅう)に立(た)ち寄(よ)ったお寺(てら)で、心温(こころあたた)まる和尚(おしょう)の話(はな)を聞(き)くことができました。

              When I stopped by a temple during my travels, I was able to hear a heartwarming story from the monk.

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