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[ほいとう(陪堂)]
hoitou
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほいと(陪堂)]
hoito
[ほいと(乞児)]
hoito
[ほいと()·()]
hoito

English Meaning(s) for 陪堂

noun
  1. being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple)
  2. serving food; food served
  3. begging; beggar

Definition and Synonyms for 陪堂

Begging a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Synonyms: 乞食, 物乞い, 陪堂
Mendicant a pauper who lives by begging
Synonyms: ものもらい, 乞丐, 乞食, 御薦, 物乞い, , 薦被り, 袖乞い, 陪堂, 非人
Dependant a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Synonyms: 冷や飯食い, 居候, 扶養家族, 陪堂, 食客
Panhandler a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
Synonyms: 乞食, 陪堂

Meanings for each kanji in 陪堂

» obeisance; follow; accompany; attend on
» public chamber; hall

Categories 陪堂 is a member of

Solicitation an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
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Recipient a person who receives something
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Mendicant a pauper who lives by begging
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Pauper a person who is very poor
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