Word Meaning 拙僧

せっそう sessou

拙僧 is read as せっそう (sessou) and means I, as a mere priest.

Meaning

English

  1. I, as a mere priest
  2. this humble servant of Buddha

Reading

Kana

せっそう

Romaji

sessou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146795 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拙劣

せつれつ

clumsy

拙速

せっそく

rough-and-ready

拙守

せっしゅ

poor defense

拙速主義

せっそくしゅぎ

slapdash approach

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