Skip to content
Kanji Guide

僧 kanji: meaning “Buddhist priest”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N113 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
Buddhist priest
On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
none

Picture story to remember 僧

A person (亻) who formerly (曽) worked a rice field (田) in the sun (日) now lives as a Buddhist priest.

Parts in this story:曽, 田, 日

How to write 僧: stroke order

僧 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 僧

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 僧 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

Practice 僧 now

Kanji that share parts with 僧.