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オショウ
Meanings
Noun
Honorific
Buddhist
1. priestly teacher; preceptor
trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism
2. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
3. master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Alt. forms
和お尚しょう
97%
和か上しょう
1%
オショウ
Pitch accent
オ
ショウ
Used in: 2
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk