Word Meaning 破戒僧

はかいそう hakaisou

破戒僧 is read as はかいそう (hakaisou) and means depraved monk.

Meaning

English

depraved monk
sinful priest

Reading

Kana

はかいそう

Romaji

hakaisou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 127528 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破戒

はかい

breaking a commandment (usually religious)

戒を破る

かいをやぶる

to break the Buddhist commandments

破壊

はかい

(application) crash

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

破棄

はき

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)

破滅

はめつ

ruin

破壊的

はかいてき

destructive

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

破産裁判所

はさんさいばんしょ

bankruptcy court

破産宣告

はさんせんこく

adjudication of bankruptcy

破壊活動防止法

はかいかつどうぼうしほう

Subversive Activities Prevention Act

破壊分子

はかいぶんし

subversive