僧院

そういん
souin

monastery

What does 僧院 mean?

僧院 is a Japanese noun meaning “monastery” in English. It is written as 僧院 in kanji, そういん in hiragana, and souin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with 僧院

僧
膝小僧
ひざこぞう
a kneecap (informal)
尼僧
にそう
a nun (formal term)
小僧
こぞう
youngster, boy, kid, brat
院
上院
じょういん
upper house, senate
下院
かいん
lower house (of parliament)
参議院
さんぎいん
House of Councilors

More JLPT N4 words

終電しゅうでんshuuden
last train (of the day)
とうとうtoutou
finally, in the end
実業じつぎょうjitsugyou
industry, business
本流ほんりゅうhonryuu
mainstream
書き入れるかきいれるkakiireru
to write in, to fill in
熟すこなすkonasu
to digest
売りうりuri
sale, selling
非常にひじょうにhijouni
extremely, very