noun
ascetic monk; trainee monk
A Buddhist monk engaged in rigorous spiritual training, often involving meditation, austerity, and physical discipline.
修行僧は毎朝早く起きて座禅を組む。
The ascetic monk wakes up early every morning and practices zazen.
彼は若い修行僧として寺に入った。
He entered the temple as a young trainee monk.
修行者 is a broader term for anyone engaged in spiritual or martial training, not limited to Buddhist monks.
Compound of 修行 (shugyō, 'ascetic training') and 僧 (sō, 'monk').