しゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)
2. four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices)
3. the four assemblies
in Tendai
Alt. forms
Kanji used
four
a lot of people
Pitch accent
しゅう
Composed of
four
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique