ホウシ – Vocabulary details

ホウシ

Noun

1. Buddhist priest; bonze

2. layman dressed like a priest

Suffix

3. person

usu. pronounced ぼうし

ホ

ウシ

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)

warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto

ferocious (armed) monk

professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)

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