Word Meaning 僧門

そうもん soumon

僧門 is read as そうもん (soumon) and means priesthood.

Meaning

English

  1. priesthood
  2. Buddhism

Reading

Kana

そうもん

Romaji

soumon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 89509 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

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