Word Meaning 四部衆

しぶしゅ shibushu

四部衆 is read as しぶしゅ (shibushu) and means four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees).

Meaning

English

four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)

Reading

Kana

しぶしゅ

Romaji

shibushu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 26720 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

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四衆

ししゅ

four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices)

四部合唱

しぶがっしょう

four-part harmony

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

天竜八部衆

てんりゅうはちぶしゅう

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

四部作

しぶさく

tetralogy

大衆部

だいしゅぶ

Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

四肢

しし

the (four) limbs

四重奏

しじゅうそう

instrumental quartet

四つ相撲

よつずもう

wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands

四大節

しだいせつ

the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)

四十七士

しじゅうしちし

The 47 Ronin