Chinese edit

Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) monk
trad. (尼僧)
simp. #(尼僧)
anagram 僧尼

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

尼僧

  1. (Buddhism) Buddhist nun

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
そう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
尼僧 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(そう) (nisō

  1. (Buddhism, Christianity) nun

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

尼僧 (iseung) (hangeul 이승)

  1. Hanja form? of 이승.