How to say monk in Japanese

JLPTN1
僧★【そうsou】

noun:

  • monk; priest

Example Sentences

彼kareはha僧侶souryoにni近いchikai禁欲kin'yoku生活seikatsuをwoしているshiteiru。
He practices austerities almost like a monk.
禅坊主zenbouzuじゃjaあるaruまいmaiしshi、毎日毎日mainichimainichi、一汁一菜ichijuuissaiのnoダイエットDAIETTOメニューMENYUUはha勘弁kanbenしてshiteよyo。
What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

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