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    3. 還俗

    還俗

    還げん俗ぞく

    return to secular life (of a monk)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    げんぞく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    return to secular life (of a monk), secularization, secularisation
    Buddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    還
    かえ.る…(1)
    send back・return
    俗
    vulgar・customs・manners・worldliness・mundane things
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