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    3. 禅僧

    禅僧

    禅ぜん僧そう

    Zen priest

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    ぜんそう

    Noun

    1.
    Zen priest

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    彼かれは若わかい頃ころから禅ぜん僧そうになることを志こころざしていた。

    He aspired to become a Zen priest from a young age.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    その寺てらには、厳きびしい修しゅ行ぎょうを積つんだ禅ぜん僧そうが住すんでいる。

    A Zen priest who has undergone rigorous training lives in that temple.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    禅ぜん僧そうの教おしえは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいに生いきる私わたしたちにも多おおくの示しさ唆あたを与 える。

    The teachings of Zen priests offer many insights to us living in modern society.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    禅ぜん僧そうは座ざ禅ぜんを通とおして精せい神しん統とう一いつを図はかる。

    Zen priests aim for spiritual concentration through zazen meditation.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    日に本ほんの歴れき史しにおいて、禅ぜん僧そうは文ぶん化かの発はっ展てんに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    In Japanese history, Zen priests had a great influence on the development of culture.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    禅
    しずか・ゆず.る…(2)
    Zen・silent meditation
    僧
    Buddhist priest・monk
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