住持

Chinese

to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
 
to grasp; to hold; support
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
 
trad. (住持)
simp. #(住持)

Pronunciation


Verb

住持

  1. (Taoism, Buddhism) to administer a monastery

Noun

住持

  1. (Taoism, Buddhism) abbot; head monk

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅう)() • (jūji

  1. (Buddhism) head priest
    Synonym: 住職(じゅうしょく) (jūshoku)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

住持 • (juji) (hangeul 주지)

  1. hanja form? of 주지 (abbot; head monk)