出家

しゅっけ

[shuke]

Definitions

1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

entering the priesthood

2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

priest; monk; bonze

若くわかくして出家しゅっけを決意けついした。

He decided to enter the priesthood at a young age.

元もと武士ぶしは晩年ばんねん、出家しゅっけして僧侶そうりょになった。

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

住職じゅうしょくは、若きわかき日ひに出家しゅっけした頃ころを懐かしんなつかしんだ。

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