和尚 かしょう
kashō

Noun

1. priestly teacher; preceptor

Honorific
Buddhism
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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