和尚かしょう

kashō

Noun

1. priestly teacher; preceptor

Honorific

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Buddhism

衣ころもばかりで和尚おしょうはできぬ。

koromobakaride oshōwa dekinu.

The robes do not make the monk.

Noun

2. monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest

Buddhism

, Applies to 和上

Noun

3. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism

Buddhism

, Related to 法眼

Noun

4. master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

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