遁世

とんせい

Also written とんぜい, 遯世

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive seclusion from the world
2. monastic seclusion

Kanji

• 遁 flee; escape; shirk. Read as トン.
• 世 generation. Read as セイ.

Words containing 遁世

• 出家遁世 (しゅっけとんせい) monastic seclusion
• 遁世生活 (とんせいせいかつ) living in seclusion

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