法橋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法 橋
ほっ
Grade: 4 		きょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

法(ほっ)橋(きょう) • (hokkyō) 

  1. (Buddhism, historical) high priest; the third-highest rank of Buddhist priest in the Japanese court
  2. (Buddhism, archaic) a title of respect for a doctor, poet, painter or sculptor

References

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