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僧
Kanji meaning "Buddhist priest, monk"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1456
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 18
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Debut Idol
13 strokes
Meanings
Buddhist priest, monk
On'yomi
ソウ
Stroke order
(13 strokes)
Composed of
亻
radical number 9
radical
曽
formerly
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
そう
146 (82%)
ぞう
29 (16%)
ぞ
1 (1%)
ぞっ
1 (1%)
僧
(
そう
)
侶
(
りょ
)
priest
#23329
僧
(
そう
)
monk
#27523
修
(
しゅ
)
行
(
ぎょう
)
僧
(
そう
)
ascetic monk
#49582
拙
(
せっ
)
僧
(
そう
)
I, as a mere priest
#56260
高
(
こう
)
僧
(
そう
)
high priest
#60019
僧
(
そう
)
兵
(
へい
)
priest soldier
#61633
尼
(
に
)
僧
(
そう
)
Buddhist nun
#67359
僧
(
そう
)
正
(
じょう
)
high Buddhist priest
#68128
僧
(
そう
)
衣
(
い
)
priest's garb
#79553
虚
(
こ
)
無
(
む
)
僧
(
そう
)
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
#83469
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Most common words using this kanji
小
(
こ
)
僧
(
ぞう
)
youngster
#5757
僧
(
そう
)
侶
(
りょ
)
priest
#23329
僧
(
そう
)
monk
#27523
膝
(
ひざ
)
小
(
こ
)
僧
(
ぞう
)
kneecap
#44839
修
(
しゅ
)
行
(
ぎょう
)
僧
(
そう
)
ascetic monk
#49582
若
(
わか
)
僧
(
ぞう
)
youngster
#55276
拙
(
せっ
)
僧
(
そう
)
I, as a mere priest
#56260
高
(
こう
)
僧
(
そう
)
high priest
#60019
僧
(
そう
)
兵
(
へい
)
priest soldier
#61633
尼
(
に
)
僧
(
そう
)
Buddhist nun
#67359
僧
(
そう
)
正
(
じょう
)
high Buddhist priest
#68128
僧
(
そう
)
衣
(
い
)
priest's garb
#79553
悪戯
(
いたずら
)
小
(
こ
)
僧
(
ぞう
)
mischievous boy
#81120
小
(
こ
)
僧
(
ぞ
)
っ
子
(
こ
)
brat
#82368
虚
(
こ
)
無
(
む
)
僧
(
そう
)
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
#83469
カメラ
小
(
こ
)
僧
(
ぞう
)
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
#86371
僧
(
そう
)
院
(
いん
)
monastery
#88542
大
(
だい
)
僧
(
そう
)
正
(
じょう
)
high priest
#89827
破
(
は
)
戒
(
かい
)
僧
(
そう
)
depraved monk
#90476
老
(
ろう
)
僧
(
そう
)
elderly priest
#94103
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