尼

nun

5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1844.

Readings

• ニ (on reading): 尼 (に) bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); 尼僧 (にそう) Buddhist nun
• あま (kun reading): 尼寺 (あまでら) nunnery; 尼法師 (あまほうし) nun

Components

• 尸
• 匕
• 匕 radical spoon
• 尸 radical corpse; flag

Kanji containing 尼

• 泥 mud
• 怩 shame
• 昵 reconcile
• 眤 glance at

Words using 尼

• 尼 (に) bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun)
• 尼僧 (にそう) Buddhist nun
• 比丘尼 (びくに) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
• 陀羅尼 (だらに) dharani
• 僧尼 (そうに) monks and nuns
• 尼寺 (あまでら) nunnery
• 尼法師 (あまほうし) nun
• 寵愛昂じて尼にする (ちょうあいこうじてあまにする) to love one's child too much for their own good
• 寵愛昂じて尼になす (ちょうあいこうじてあまになす) to love one's child too much for their own good
• 尼っ子 (あまっこ) native of Amagasaki

31 words in all.

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