Chinese

Noun

僧侶

1. bhikkhu, Buddhist monk
2. sangha

Synonyms

• 僧 (sēng)
• 僧人 (sēngrén)
• 和尚 (héshàng)
• 比丘 (bǐqiū)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) そ​うりょ [sóꜜòryò] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːrjo̞]

Noun

僧侶 ‎(hiragana そうりょ, romaji sōryo)

1. group of Buddhist monks
2. Buddhist monk

Synonyms

• 坊さん (bōsan)
• 坊主 (bōzu)
• 出家 (shukke)
• 僧 (sō)
• 桑門 (sōmon)
• 僧徒 (sōto)

Korean

Noun

僧侶 • ‎(seungnyeo, McCune-Reischauer: sŭngnyŏ, Yale: sunglye) ‎(hangeul 승려)

1. Hanja form^? of 승려, “monk”.