僧帽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僧	帽
そう Grade: S	ぼう Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
僧帽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

僧 (“Buddhist monk”) +‎ 帽 (“hat”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーぼー [sòóbóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːbo̞ː]

Noun

僧(そう)帽(ぼう) • (sōbō) 

1. (Buddhism) a type of hat worn by monks
2. (by extension, Christianity) a miter
3. (by extension, Christianity) a cowl

See also

• 僧(そう)帽(ぼう)筋(きん) (sōbōkin)
• 僧(そう)帽(ぼう)弁(べん) (sōbōben)