にふだう

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of にふだう – see the following entry.
【入道にゅうどう】
[noun] (Buddhism) entering the Buddhist priesthood; also the person who became a Buddhist novice
[noun] (by extension) a man with a shaven head
[noun] (by extension) a bald-headed monster
[noun] a detour
[verb] (Buddhism) to enter the Buddhist priesthood
(This term, にふだう, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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