EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    priest; monk; bonze

    Buddhism

    彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
    He practices austerities almost like a monk.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

Buddhist priest, monk

On
ソウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1724 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-11SKIP code
2a11.7The Kanji Dictionary
2826.6Four corner code
2178deroo
50e7Unicode hex code
1-33-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
536Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
300New Nelson (John Haig)
159New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
119Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
138Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
982Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1057Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1423A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1829Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1007Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1076XMorohashi
1525A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1366Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1453Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1070Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1609Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1430Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
131Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
991Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
seng1Pinyin reading
seungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

companion, follower

Kun
とも
On
リョ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
Radical
person

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.13The Kanji Dictionary
2626.0Four corner code
4fb6Unicode hex code
1-46-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
440Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
205New Nelson (John Haig)
114Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
83Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2121Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1025Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
778Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
647Morohashi
1397Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
lu:3Pinyin reading
ryeoKorean reading