ぜん
禅
じ
師

noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. monk, priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
禅
じ
師
 禅師 ぜんじ
ぜん
禅
し
師
 禅師 ぜんし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Zen, silent meditation
ゼン　しずか　ゆず.る (9th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
expert, teacher, master
シ　いくさ　のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)