Ryukyu (Okinawa)
(Noun) Spirit, soul; Kyū Bon, Obon
Define おしょう oshou Meaning オショウ
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A dictionary of the Ryukyuan language
Results from the 沖縄語辞典 データ集 Okinawago jiten dēta-shū (Okinawan Language Dictionary Data Collection), published by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, © CC BY 4.0.
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おじょうさま 【お嬢様】
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おしょうばん 【お相伴】
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おしょうりょう 【お精霊】
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Japanese-Multilingual Dictionary (JMDict)
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おしょう【和尚・和上】
(Noun)
- Preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism)
— Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
- Second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
- Monk (esp. the head monk of a temple)
- Master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
おしょうばん【お相伴】
(Noun)
- Sharing a meal
うおしょうゆ【魚醤油】
(Noun)
- Fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
おおしょうぶ【大勝負】
(Noun)
- Do-or-die game; Crucial contest
おしょうがつ【お正月・御正月】
(Noun)
- New Year (esp. first three or fifteen days)
— Polite (teineigo) language
- The first month of the year; January
— Polite (teineigo) language
おおしょうがつ【大正月】
(Noun)
- First seven days of the year
ころもばかりでおしょうはできぬ【衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ・衣許りで和尚は出来ぬ】
(Expression)
- The clothes do not make the man; The cowl does not make the monk
— Proverb