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

  • 三藏法師三藏法师 (Sānzàngfǎshī)
  • 三藏法師傳三藏法师传
  • 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

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 (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

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

法師 • (beopsa) (hangeul 법사)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

法師

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