高僧

Chinese

high; tall monk
simp. and trad.
(高僧)

Pronunciation


Noun

高僧

  1. (Buddhism) eminent monk

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高僧):
  • Japanese: 高僧(こうそう) (kōsō)
  • Korean: 고승(高僧) (goseung)
  • Vietnamese: cao tăng (高僧)

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーそー [kòósóó] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ko̞ːso̞ː]

    Noun

    (こう)(そう) • (kōsō) 

    1. high priest, virtuous priest
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