ホウシ
Meanings
Noun
1. Buddhist priest; bonze
2. layman dressed like a priest
Suffix
3. person
usu. pronounced ぼうし
Pitch accent
ホ
ウシ
Composed of
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk