Word Meaning 托鉢僧

たくはつそう takuhatsusou

托鉢僧 is read as たくはつそう (takuhatsusou) and means mendicant priest.

Meaning

English

  1. mendicant priest

Reading

Kana

たくはつそう

Romaji

takuhatsusou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 164809 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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托鉢

たくはつ

going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

托鉢修道会

たくはつしゅうどうかい

mendicant orders

高僧

こうそう

high priest

尼僧

にそう

Buddhist nun

小僧

こぞう

young Buddhist monk

禅僧

ぜんそう

Zen priest

一つ目小僧

ひとつめこぞう

one-eyed goblin

代僧

だいそう

substitute priest

学僧

がくそう

learned priest pursuing his studies

学問僧

がくもんそう

scholar monk

下僧

げそう

low-rank priest

カメラ小僧

かめらこぞう

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions