おしょう
Oshou
Other forms: 和上
Also read: かしょう、わじょう
和尚 (Oshou) is a Japanese noun meaning “priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest”.
Meanings
- nounpriestly teacher; preceptortrad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism
- nounmonk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest
- nounsecond highest priestly rank in Buddhism
- nounmaster (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Examples
衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ。
The robes do not make the monk.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).