Word Meaning 僧坊

そうぼう soubou

僧坊 is read as そうぼう (soubou) and means priests' temple quarters.

Meaning

English

  1. priests' temple quarters

Reading

Kana

そうぼう

Romaji

soubou

Writing Variants

  • 僧房 そうぼう soubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146559 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

僧院

そういん

monastery

僧堂

そうどう

temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures

僧籍

そうせき

priesthood

僧体

そうたい

appearance of a Buddhist priest

僧家

そうか

Buddhist priest

僧正

そうじょう

high Buddhist priest

僧位

そうい

rank (of a monk)

僧供

そうぐ

giving to a monk

僧職

そうしょく

priesthood

僧形

そうぎょう

the form of a Buddhist priest

僧門

そうもん

priesthood

僧衆

そうしゅ

large number of priests

Example Sentences

3

やまのうえにふるいそうぼうがのこっている。

An old monks' residence remains on the mountain.

このそうぼうはえどじだいにたてられた。

This monks' residence was built in the Edo period.

たびのとちゅうでちいさなそうぼうにとめてもらった。

During my journey, I was allowed to stay in a small monks' residence.