四部衆
しぶしゅ
- four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees) n obsc
Kanji
四
シ
よ • よ.つ • よっ.つ • よん
four
部
ブ
-べ
section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
衆
シュウ • シュ
おお.い
masses; great numbers; multitude; populace
Synonyms
四衆
ししゅ ししゅう
- four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees) n
- four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices) n
- the four assemblies n