How to say "Monk" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Monk" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Monk" is "Souryo", written in japanese as "僧侶".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '僧侶 (そうりょ)' refers to a Buddhist monk. Monks are male religious figures who have taken vows and dedicated their lives to Buddhist practice and teachings. They typically live and work at Buddhist temples and monasteries. For example: The old monk meditated every morning - (その老僧侶は毎朝瞑想していた). She wants to become a nun and join the monastery - (彼女は尼僧になって寺院に入りたがっている).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "僧" means "Priest", "Buddhist priest", and "Monk" and can be read as "Sou". And The kanji "侶" means "Follower" and "Companion" and can be read as "Ryo", "Ro", and "Tomo".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Souryo" mean in japanese?

"Souryo" means "Monk".

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How to write "Monk" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "も" is read as "mo".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.