法師

See also: 法师

Chinese

 
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
a division (milit.); teacher; master
a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model
trad. (法師) 法 師
simp. (法师) 法 师
anagram 師法/师法

Pronunciation


Noun

法師

  1. (Buddhism) one who has mastered the sutras
  2. (honorific, usually as a title) Buddhist priest or monk
  3. (fantasy) wizard; mage

Derived terms

  • 大法師/大法师
  • 婆藪槃豆法師傳/婆薮槃豆法师传

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法師):
  • → Japanese: 法師(ほうし) (hōshi)
  • → Korean: 법사(法師) (beopsa)
  • → Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法 師
ほっ
Grade: 4
し
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
法 師
ほう
Grade: 4
し
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Old Japanese 法師 (popusi), Middle Chinese 法師 (pɨɐp̚ ʃˠiɪ, literally “master of the law/dharma”)

Pronunciation

Noun

法(ほう)師(し) • (hōshi) ←ほふし (fofusi)?
法(ほっ)師(し) • (hosshi) 

  1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Synonyms

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Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
法師

Noun

法師 • (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)

  1. Hanja form? of 법사 (“Buddhist monk; Korean priest”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
法師

Noun

法師: Hán Nôm readings: pháp sư

  1. chữ Hán form of pháp sư (“Buddhist monk; wizard”).
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