しん
信
にょ
女

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. female lay devotee.

suffix

Title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name.
  1. believer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しん
信
にょ
女
 信女 しんにょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

faith, truth, fidelity
シン　のぶ　しな (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)