"和尚" meaning in Japanese

See 和尚 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [o̞ɕo̞ː] Forms: 和尚 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 和(お), 尚(しょう)), oshō [romanization], wosyau [romanization], をしやう [hiragana, historical], 和尙 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|おしょう|hhira=をしやう}} 和(お)尚(しょう) • (oshō) ^(←をしやう (wosyau)?)
  1. (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest
    a Buddhist priest who is the head of a temple or in a higher rank.     Synonyms (a Buddhist priest who is the head of the temple or in a higher rank): 住職 (jūshoku) (ruby: 住職(じゅうしょく))
    Sense id: en-和尚-ja-noun-7t8L3N5Q Categories (other): Buddhism, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 11 11 13 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 21 20 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 13 27 29 15 Disambiguation of Buddhism: 21 21 21 19 19 Disambiguation of 'a Buddhist priest who is the head of the temple or in a higher rank': 47 23 29
  2. (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest
    title and style for high ranked Buddhist priests.
    Sense id: en-和尚-ja-noun-aD3GmNfr Categories (other): Buddhism, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 11 11 13 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 21 20 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 13 27 29 15 Disambiguation of Buddhism: 21 21 21 19 19
  3. (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest
    a Buddhist priest master who gives instructions to other priests.
    Sense id: en-和尚-ja-noun-mhl5LtoS Categories (other): Buddhism, Pages with 3 entries, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Buddhism, Religious occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 25 3 5 7 17 24 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 8 31 38 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 11 11 13 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 21 20 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 13 27 29 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 24 27 49 Disambiguation of Buddhism: 21 21 21 19 19 Disambiguation of Religious occupations: 18 15 32 24 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (a title for Buddhist priests): 和上 (wajō), 和闍 (wajō)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'a title for Buddhist priests': 33 34 33

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ɕo̞ː] Forms: 和尚 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 和(か), 尚(しょう)), kashō [romanization], kwasyau [romanization], くわしやう [hiragana, historical], 和尙 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 和上 [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|かしょう|hhira=くわしやう}} 和(か)尚(しょう) • (kashō) ^(←くわしやう (kwasyau)?)
  1. (Tendai or Kegon Buddhism) preceptor; high priest
    Sense id: en-和尚-ja-noun-RARZJiw0 Categories (other): Buddhism, Pages with 3 entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism, Japanese terms read with kan'on Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 25 3 5 7 17 24 8 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 22 37 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 8 31 38 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 14 26 32 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 11 11 13 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 21 20 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 8 9 22 39 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 11 22 34 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 13 27 29 15 Disambiguation of Buddhism: 21 21 21 19 19 Topics: Buddhism, Tendai-or-Kegon-Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [β̞a̠ʑo̞ː] Forms: 和尚 ^ [canonical] (ruby: 和(わ), 尚(じょう)), wajō [romanization], wazyau [romanization], わじやう [hiragana, historical], 和尙 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 和上 [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|わじょう|hhira=わじやう}} 和(わ)尚(じょう) • (wajō) ^(←わじやう (wazyau)?)
  1. (Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) preceptor; high priest Tags: Hosso, Ritsu, Shin
    Sense id: en-和尚-ja-noun-RARZJiw01 Categories (other): Buddhism, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Buddhism Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 8 31 38 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 11 11 13 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 16 21 20 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 13 27 29 15 Disambiguation of Buddhism: 21 21 21 19 19 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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Download raw JSONL data for 和尚 meaning in Japanese (7.1kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism",
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