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法師

法師

See also: 法师

Chinese

 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (法師)
simp. (法师)

Noun

法師

  1. (Buddhism) one who has mastered the sutras
  2. (honorific) Buddhist priest or monk

Derived terms

  • 三藏法師三藏法师
  • 三藏法師傳三藏法师传
  • 大法師大法师
  • 婆藪槃豆法師傳婆薮盘豆法师传

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

法師 (hiragana ほうし, romaji hōshi, historical hiragana ほふし)

  1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Derived terms

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3