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)
simp. (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
ほっ
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)() (hōshi) ほふし (fofusi)?
(ほっ)() (hosshi) 

  1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Synonyms

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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

Noun

法師 (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

法師: Hán Nôm readings: pháp sư

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