Source Word
上座
Hiragana
かみざ / じょうざ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
身分の高い人や客人が座る、席の中で最もよい位置。また、その席に就くこと。 / 僧侶の位階の一つで、寺院や宗派の指導的立場にある上位の僧。
Easy Japanese Meaning
へややつくえでえらいひとがすわるせき。おてらのえらいひと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
首席座位;席间的尊位 / (宗教)资深僧人、领众者
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
最尊貴的座位;主位 / 宗教:資深僧侶或宗教團體的領導者
Korean Meaning
귀빈이 앉는 윗자리; 식탁의 머리자리 / 종교에서 조직을 이끄는 원로 성직자
Indonesian
kursi kehormatan (di kepala meja) / (agama) pendeta/biarawan senior yang memimpin organisasi keagamaan
Vietnamese Meaning
Chỗ ngồi danh dự, ghế ở đầu bàn. / (Tôn giáo) thượng tọa; tu sĩ kỳ cựu lãnh đạo giáo đoàn.
Tagalog Meaning
upuan sa ulo ng hapag / nakatatandang pinunong monghe o pari
Sense(1)
seat of honor; a seat at the head of the table
Sense(2)
(religion) an experienced priest who leads a religious organization
Sense(3)
(Buddhism) chief priest, senior priest; one of the sankō, the three priests who administer certain Buddhist temples
Sense(4)
(Zen Buddhism) one of the ranks for monks in the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism
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