僧

Alternative forms
Note difference between Chinese form, which uses 曾, and Japanese shinjitai which uses 曽. Both forms are encoded under the same codepoint due to.

Glyph origin
– a kind of person (a Buddhist monk).

Etymology
of ; see there for more.

Definitions

 * 1)  monk; bonze
 * 2)  sangha
 * 3)   priest

Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai form: &#xFA31; ( → ).

Kanji

 * 1) Buddhist priest
 * 2) monk

Etymology
, borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) a (Buddhist) priest, bonze

Etymology
From.

Han character

 * 1)  priest, bonze