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JLPT N3 · Noun

僧 (sou)

僧 (そう, sou) is a Japanese noun meaning “monk; priest”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
そう
Romaji
sou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. monk; priest · noun
  2. sangha (the Buddhist community) · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

その僧は子供たちの遊びに参加した。
The priest participated in the children's game.
Tatoeba #208376

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 僧

僧
Buddhist priest, monkソウ · 13 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1398030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.