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N1 Noun

尼僧(にそう)nun, priestess

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      Buddhist nun

    2. Noun

      2.

      Catholic nun, sister

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    尼僧 【にそう】

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      教会(きょうかい)には(おお)くの尼僧(にそう)がいます。

      There are many nuns in the church. {nun, priestess}

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      尼僧(にそう)とは出家(しゅっけ)して仏道(ぶつどう)(はい)った女性(じょせい)である。

      A nun refers to a woman who has renounced worldly life and entered the path of Buddhism. {nun, priestess}

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      この教会(きょうかい)(つと)めている尼僧(にそう)たちは(みな)とても(わか)いです。

      All the nuns working at this church are very young. {nun, priestess}

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      ()(なか)から距離(きょり)をおくべく、(わたし)尼僧(にそう)になることを決意(けつい)しました。

      In order to distance myself from the world, I have decided to become a nun. {nun, priestess}

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      修道(しゅうどう)(じょ)尼僧(にそう)(おな)じことを()すが、ニュアンスに(ちが)いはあるのだろうか?

      "Both 'nun' and 'priestess' refer to the same thing, but I wonder if there is a difference in nuances?" {nun, priestess}

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