NichiDict

出家

しゅっけ
[shukke]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

Buddhismentering the priesthood

2.Noun

Buddhismpriest; monk; bonze

Examples

若くして出家を決意した。

He decided to enter the priesthood at a young age.

元武士は晩年、出家して僧侶になった。

The former warrior entered the priesthood and became a monk in his later years.

住職は、若き日に出家した頃を懐かしんだ。

The abbot reminisced about the time he entered the priesthood in his youth.