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：2026/01/12
和尚
Hiragana
わじょう
Kanji
和上
Noun
Hosso
Ritsu
Shin
Japanese Meaning
仏教寺院で、僧侶の位の一つ。また、その位にある僧。しばしば寺の長や高僧をさしていう。 / 一般に、年長の僧侶に対する親しみや尊敬をこめた呼び名。 / 昔話や落語などで、寺にいるお坊さんをさす呼称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おてらのえらいおぼうさん。みんなにおしえをつたえるひと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（日本佛教）住持 / （日本佛教）高僧 / （日本佛教）传戒师
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
授戒師 / 高僧 / 住持
Korean Meaning
(불교) 승려, 스님 / (불교) 큰스님, 고승 / (불교) 계사(戒師) 등 고위 승려
Indonesian
pendeta tinggi Buddhis / guru penahbis (preseptor) dalam mazhab Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu, atau Shin
Vietnamese Meaning
hòa thượng (tăng sĩ cao cấp) / giáo thọ; giới sư (người truyền giới trong Phật giáo)
Tagalog Meaning
preseptor sa Budismo (tagapagturo/tagapag-orden sa Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu, o Shin) / punong monghe ng templong Budista / mataas na paring Budista
Sense（1）
(Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) preceptor; high priest
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（ hiragana historical ）
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(Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) preceptor; high priest
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和尚
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He is working as a monk of the Shingon sect.
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彼は真言宗の和尚として働いています。
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