Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 1
kan’on
Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 1
goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 和上 – see the following entry.
和尚かしょう
[noun] (Tendai or Kegon Buddhism) preceptor; high priest
和尚わじょう
[noun] (Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) preceptor; high priest
(This term, 和上, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)