らうし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of らうし – see the following entry.
【老師ろうし】
[noun] an old master or teacher
[noun] (Buddhism) an elderly monk, especially one who is learned and virtuous
[noun] (from the way that 師 (shi) can also mean "a military group") the exhaustion of military troops from fighting a protracted war
(This term, らうし (rausi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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