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    3. 尼

    尼

    尼あま

    Buddhist nun

    KMT9News #28+1Ref L2NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab5 strokes

    阿魔

    あまアマ

    Noun

    1.
    Buddhist nun
    2.
    Catholic nun, sister
    3.
    bitch
    derogatorydated termword usually written using kana alone
    4.
    Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)
    slang
    5.
    Amazon (online retailer)
    Internet slang

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    彼かの女じょは尼あまとなって寺てらで暮くらしている。

    She became a nun and lives in a temple.

    KMT7Religion & Philosophy
    その尼あまは、生しょう涯がいを人ひと々びとの救きゅう済さいに捧ささげた。

    That nun dedicated her life to the salvation of people.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    尼あまは、世せ俗ぞくの生せい活かつから離はなれ、精せい神しん的てきな道みちを追 求 する。

    Nuns separate themselves from secular life and pursue a spiritual path.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    古こ代だい日に本ほんでは、高こう貴きな女じょ性せいが尼 になることも珍めずらしくなかった。

    In ancient Japan, it was not uncommon for noblewomen to become nuns.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    尼に僧そう院いんでは、尼あまたちが厳きびしい戒かい律りつを守まもりながら修しゅ行ぎょうに励はげんでいる。

    In the convent, the nuns diligently practice while observing strict precepts.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

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    尼
    あま…(1)
    nun
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