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僧

僧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 仏道に入った者。
  2. 仏道の奥義を悟った者。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「曾」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

Buddhist priest, monk

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音seng1
  • 한글seung
  • Hán-ViệtTăng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+50E7

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻曾

Words using this kanji

  • 僧そう（ソウ）仏教の修行者。 （ソウ）各種宗教の修行者。monk, priest, sangha (the Buddhist community)
  • 僧侶そうりょ聖職者。priest, monk, bonze
  • 僧院そういん僧の住む建物。寺院。 修道院。monastery, temple
  • 僧堂そうどう禅宗寺院で座禅を行う堂宇。もとは座禅のほか食事や睡眠も行われた。temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
  • 僧籍そうせき僧侶、僧尼としての宗派の籍。priesthood registry
  • 僧庵そうあん僧が居住する庵。priest's hermitage
  • 僧位そういrank (of a monk)
  • 僧衣そうい僧尼が着用する衣服。priest's garb
  • 僧家そうかBuddhist temple, Buddhist priest
  • 僧形そうぎょう僧侶の姿。僧体。the form of a Buddhist priest, priestly attire
  • 僧号そうごうpriest's religious name
  • 僧寺そうじBuddhist priest, temple with a resident priest
  • 僧職そうしょくpriesthood
  • 僧正そうじょう僧官（僧綱）の最高位。 仏教宗派の僧位の一つ。high Buddhist priest
  • 僧俗そうぞく僧侶と在家の者。priests and laymen
  • 僧体そうたい僧侶の姿。僧形。appearance of a Buddhist priest
  • 僧徒そうと僧の仲間。僧侶。priests, monks
  • 僧尼そうに男性の僧と尼僧。monks and nuns
  • 僧服そうふく僧尼が着る衣服。priest's garb
  • 僧兵そうへい平安時代後期から中世にかけて延暦寺や興福寺などの大寺が有した僧形の私兵。priest soldier, warrior monk

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-11
Four Corner
2826.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a11.7
Heisig
1057
Nelson
536