祖師
See also: 祖师
Chinese
ancestor; forefather; grandparents | a division (milit.); teacher; master a division (milit.); teacher; master; expert; model | ||
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trad. (祖師) | 祖 | 師 | |
simp. (祖师) | 祖 | 师 |
Pronunciation
Noun
祖師
- founder (of a school of learning, or sect of Buddhism or Taoism); patriarch
Synonyms
- 祖師爺/祖师爷 (zǔshīyé)
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (祖師):
- → Japanese: 祖師 (soshi)
- → Korean: 조사(祖師) (josa)
- → Vietnamese: tổ sư (祖師)
Others:
- → Zhuang: cojsae
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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祖 | 師 |
そ Grade: 5 | し Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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祖師 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) そし [sóꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [so̞ɕi]
Noun
祖師 • (soshi) ←そし (sosi)?
- (religion) founder
- Synonym: 開祖 (kaiso)
- 浄土教の祖師
- Jōdo-kyō no soshi
- founder of Jōdo-kyō
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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祖 | 師 |
Noun
祖師 • (josa) (hangeul 조사)
- Hanja form? of 조사 (“founder”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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祖 | 師 |
Noun
祖師
- chữ Hán form of tổ sư (“founder; progenitor”).