Nun
01
修道女, 尼僧
a member of a female religious group that lives in a convent
例
The nun devoted her life to prayer and service within the convent.
修道女は修道院の中で祈りと奉仕に生涯を捧げた。
As a nun, she took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to live a life of religious devotion.
修道女として、彼女は貧困、貞潔、服従の誓いを立て、宗教的な献身の生活を送りました。
02
a buoy shaped roughly like a cone, used for navigation or marking channels
例
The boat passed carefully between two nuns in the harbor.
Mariners rely on nuns to mark safe passages.
03
the fourteenth character in the Hebrew alphabet
例
The Hebrew word for faith begins with the letter nun.
He practiced writing the nun in calligraphy.
04
the Egyptian deity representing the primeval waters believed to exist before creation, considered the source of all life
例
Nun was depicted as a vast, watery abyss in Egyptian mythology.
The priests offered rituals to honor Nun.
