Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: Buddhist priest, monk
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ソウ
Composition: 亻 曽
Radical: 人
Meaning: man, human
僧 (ソウ) monk, priest, sangha (the Buddhist community)
僧侶 (ソウリョ) priest, monk, bonze
禅僧 (ゼンソウ) Zen priest
高僧 (コウソウ) high priest, highly-ranked priest, virtuous priest, priest of great sanctity and learning