Word Meaning 沙弥

しゃみ shami

沙弥 is read as しゃみ (shami) and means male Buddhist novice.

Meaning

English

male Buddhist novice

Reading

Kana

しゃみ

Romaji

shami

Writing Variants

沙弥さみ sami

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 134639 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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沙弥十戒

しゃみじっかい

the ten precepts

沙弥尼

しゃみに

female Buddhist novice

沙

すな

sand

沙汰

さた

verdict

元の木阿弥

もとのもくあみ

ending up right back where one started

弥生

やよい

thick growth (of grass, etc.)

御無沙汰

ごぶさた

not writing or contacting for a while

大阪府立弥生文化博物館

おおさかふりつやよいぶんかはくぶつかん

Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture

弥生時代

やよいじだい

Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)

弥の明後日

やのあさって

four days from today

弥生人

やよいじん

Yayoi people

手持ち無沙汰

てもちぶさた

having nothing to do

Example Sentences

彼は若い頃、沙弥として修行した。

かれはわかいころ、しゃみとしてしゅぎょうした。

He trained as a novice monk when he was young.

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