Moji Ninja

僧 — Buddhist monk

僧 means “Buddhist monk”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 僧 (sou, “monk; priest”).

僧
Stroke order of 僧
Meaning
Buddhist monk
On'yomi
ソウ (sou)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 3

How to remember 僧

Sounds like 曽: both read ソウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 曽 formerly

Words with 僧

WordReadingMeaning
僧そう sou onmonk; priest

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Belief & custom 3” set

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