Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 僧
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帽
|
そう Grade: S
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ぼう Grade: S
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| kan'on
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| Alternative spelling
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| (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
僧 (“Buddhist monk”) + 帽 (“hat”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) そーぼー [sòóbóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [so̞ːbo̞ː]
Noun
僧帽 • (sōbō)
- (Buddhism) a type of hat worn by monks
- (by extension, Christianity) a miter
- (by extension, Christianity) a cowl
See also