Word Meaning 蛮僧

ばんそう bansou

蛮僧 is read as ばんそう (bansou) and means foreign priest.

Meaning

English

  1. foreign priest
  2. Western priest

Reading

Kana

ばんそう

Romaji

bansou

Writing Variants

  • 蕃僧 ばんそう bansou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 148364 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛮行

ばんこう

act of barbarity

蛮勇

ばんゆう

foolhardiness

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