法師

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fap-sṳ̂
• Min Nan (POJ): hoat-su / hoat-sir

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: fǎshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faashy
    • IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ si¹
    • Yale: faat sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ xi¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːt̚³ siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fap-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: fab` sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ si¹
    • IPA: /fap̚² sɨ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-su
    • Tâi-lô: huat-su
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatsw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ su⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ su⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoat-sir
    • Tâi-lô: huat-sir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/

Noun

法師

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

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: 法 (ほう)師 (し) (hōshi)
• → Korean: 법사 (法師, beopsa)
• → Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほ​ーし [hóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕi]

Noun

法師 (hiragana ほうし, rōmaji hōshi, historical hiragana ほふし)

1. a Buddhist priest or monk, a bonze

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 尼法師 (あまほうし) (amahōshi)
• 荒法師 (あらほうし) (arahōshi)
• 一 (いっ)寸 (すん)法 (ぼう)師 (し) (issunbōshi)
• 似 (え)非 (せ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (esehōshi)
• 影法師 (かげぼうし) (kagebōshi): silhouette, shadow
• くつくつ法 (ぼう)師 (し) (kutsukutsubōshi)
• 蔵法師 (くらぼうし) (kurabōshi)
• 五 (ご)種 (しゅ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (goshuhōshi)
• 乞食法師 (こつじきほうし) (kotsujikihōshi)
• 侍法師 (さむらいほうし) (samuraihōshi)
• 猿楽法師 (さるがくほうし) (sarugakuhōshi)
• 三 (さん)蔵 (ぞう)法 (ほう)師 (し) (sanzōhōshi)
• 桟俵法師 (さんだらぼうし) (sandarabōshi)
• 三 (さん)人 (にん)法 (ほう)師 (し) (sanninhōshi)
• 承 (じょう)仕 (じ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (jōjihōshi)
• 図 (ず)法 (ぼう)師 (し) (zubōshi)
• 僧 (そう)法 (ほう)師 (し) (sōhōshi)
• 大太法師 (だいだらぼっち) (Daidarabotchi)
• 俵法師 (たわらぼうし) (tawarabōshi)
• 中 (ちゅう)間 (げん)法 (ほう)師 (し) (chūgenhōshi)
• つくつく法 (ぼう)師 (し) (tsukutsukubōshi)
• 寺法師 (てらほうし) (terahōshi)
• 田楽法師 (でんがくほうし) (dengakuhōshi)
• 奈 (な)良 (ら)法 (ほう)師 (し) (narahōshi)
• 根来法師 (ねごろほうし) (negorohōshi)
• 比 (ひ)叡 (え)法 (ほう)師 (し) (hiehōshi)
• 独 (ひと)りぼっち (hitoribotchi)
• 琵 (び)琶 (わ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (biwahōshi)
• 法師歌 (ほうしうた) (hōshiuta)
• 法 (ほう)師 (し)が母 (はは) (hōshi ga haha)
• 法師蝉 (ほうしぜみ) (hōshizemi)
• 法 (ほう)師 (し)名 (な) (hōshina)
• 法 (ほう)師 (し)為 (な)り (hōshinari), 法 (ほう)師 (し)成 (な)り (hōshinari)
• 法 (ほう)師 (し)の櫛貯 (くしだくわ)え (hōshi no kushidakuwae)
• 法師勝 (ほうしまさ)り (hōshimasari)
• 法 (ほう)師 (し)武 (む)者 (しゃ) (hōshimusha)
• 盲法師 (めくらほうし) (mekurahōshi)
• 文 (もん)字 (じ)の法 (ほう)師 (し) (monji no hōshi)
• 痩 (や)せ法 (ほう)師 (し) (yasehōshi)
• 山法師 (やまほうし) (yamahōshi)
• 山法師 (やまぼうし) (yamabōshi)
• 吉野法師 (よしのほうし) (yoshinohōshi)
• 弱法師 (よろぼうし) (yorobōshi)
• 弱法師 (よろぼし) (yoroboshi)
• 我 (わ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (wahōshi), 和 (わ)法 (ほう)師 (し) (wahōshi)

Compounds

• 魔 (ま)法 (ほう)師 (し) (mahōshi): a evil priest or monk; (or a master or specialist of magic; a sorcerer)

Synonyms

• 坊 (ぼう)主 (ず) (bōzu)
• 凡 (ぼん)僧 (そう) (bonsō), 凡 (ぼん)僧 (ぞう) (bonzō): an ordinary, lowly monk

See also

• 僧 (そう)兵 (へい) (sōhei): a warrior monk

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