ぼん
そう

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. monk (esp. one who maintains his purity).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼん
そう
梵僧 ぼんそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Sanskrit, purity, Buddhist
ボン フウ (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (Early Jr. High, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
Buddhist priest, monk
ソウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (Late High School)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)