にょ

noun

Buddhist term. Messages.yoji.
  1. pious men and women, religious people, the faithful.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にょ
善男善女 ぜんなんぜんにょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン よ.い よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)