出家（しゅっけ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: leaving home/becoming a monk
Example sentences
- 彼は若くして出家した。 — He entered the priesthood at a young age.
- 出家して修行の道に入る。 — He renounces the world and takes up the path of monastic training.
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