和尚

おしょう, かしょう, わじょうoshou

noun

  1. priestly teacher
  2. preceptor
  3. monk (esp. the head monk of a temple)
  4. priest
  5. head priest
  6. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
  7. master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences