山伏

やまぶし

Also written 山臥

Meanings

1. Noun yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō See also: 修験道 (しゅげんどう).
2. itinerant Buddhist monk

Kanji

• 山 mountain. Read as やま.
• 伏 lie low. Read as ふす.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists