NichiDict

還俗

げんぞく
[genzoku]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

Buddhismreturn to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation

Examples

僧侶が還俗して武将となった例がある。

There are cases where monks returned to secular life and became warlords.

彼は還俗した後、商人として成功した。

After leaving the priesthood, he succeeded as a merchant.

還俗を許されるまで数年かかった。

It took several years to be granted permission to leave the priesthood.