おしょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おしょう – see the following entry.

【和尚】 [noun] (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest [noun] a Buddhist priest who is the head of a temple or in a higher rank. [noun] title and style for high ranked Buddhist priests. [noun] a Buddhist priest master who gives instructions to other priests.

(This term, おしょう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)