Word Meaning 典座

てんざ tenza

典座 is read as てんざ (tenza) and means one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters).

Meaning

English

  1. one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)

Reading

Kana

てんざ

Romaji

tenza

Writing Variants

  • 典座 てんぞ tenzo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 97189 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

典型的

てんけいてき

typical

典型

てんけい

type

典礼

てんれい

ceremony

典物

てんぶつ

pawned article

典型例

てんけいれい

classic example

典薬頭

てんやくのかみ

chief court physician (ritsuryō system)

典拠管理

てんきょかんり

authority control (e.g. in library cataloging)

典憲

てんけん

Imperial Household Law and the Constitution

典故

てんこ

authentic precedent

典薬

てんやく

court physician

典則

てんそく

regulations

てん

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