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49 尼僧 Nun

Alternative Meanings

Priestess

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

にそう

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

その尼僧は、寝起きはいつも顔がむくんでいます。

That nun’s face is always swollen when she wakes up.

Meaning Explanation

A nun priest is a nun or priestess.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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