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僧 Buddhist priest, monk 1 1724 13 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 形声 Phonetic While a waiter at the Buddhist temple (see FRAME 976), Mr T increases in wisdom and becomes a Buddhist priest. 982

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ソウ 僧(そう): monk; priest S 人: person曽: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- 人 2 僧 Buddhist priest Mr. T and the artist formerly known as Prince, who by the way is a buddhist, want to form a new heavy metal band. Instead of "Judas Priest" they will be called "Buddhist Priest".

Kanji	僧
Onyomi	ソウ
English	Buddhist priest, monk
Examples	僧(そう): monk; priest
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1724
Components	人: person 曽: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex-
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	僧
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	Buddhist priest
Koohii Story 1	While a waiter at the Buddhist temple (see FRAME 976), Mr T increases in wisdom and becomes a Buddhist priest.
Koohii Story 2	Mr. T and the artist formerly known as Prince, who by the way is a buddhist, want to form a new heavy metal band. Instead of "Judas Priest" they will be called "Buddhist Priest".
RTK Index	982

Buddhist 僧 Priest T ソウ Monk 僧(そう S