和尚

おしょう / かしょう / わじょう

• Noun

  common noun
  1. preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) (only おしょう).

     honorific

  2. preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism) (only かしょう).

     honorific

  3. preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) (only わじょう).

     honorific

     usu. 和上

  4. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism.

     See also 法眼 .

  5. monk (esp. the head monk of a temple) (only おしょう, かしょう).
  6. master (of one's art, trade, etc.).