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    3. 僧院

    僧院

    僧そう院いん

    monastery

    KMT10News #42+1Ref L2NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    そういん

    Noun

    1.
    monastery, temple

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    山やまの中なかに古ふるい僧そう院いんがあります。

    There is an old monastery in the mountains.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyNature & Environment
    彼かれは若わかくして僧そう院いんに入いり、修しゅ行ぎょうに励はげんだ。

    He entered a monastery at a young age and devoted himself to ascetic training.

    KMT10Religion & Philosophy
    中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパの僧そう院いんは、学がく問もんの中ちゅう心しん地ちでもあった。

    Monasteries in medieval Europe were also centers of learning.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistoryEducation
    僧そう院いんでは、毎まい日にち決きまった時じ間かんに読どっ経きょうが行おこなわれる。

    At the monastery, sutra chanting is performed at fixed times every day.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyDaily Life
    この地ち域いきの僧そう院いんは、美うつくしい庭てい園えんで観かん光こう客きゃくを魅み了りょうしている。

    The monasteries in this region attract tourists with their beautiful gardens.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyTravel & TransportationArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    僧
    Buddhist priest・monk
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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