1. Taoist priest

2. wiz (exceptionally clever or gifted person) (figuratively)

3. person, often not affiliated with a specific religion, who meditates and practices East Asian spiritual exercises as to refine their inner self

4. male shaman; male priest of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country (honorific)

5. academic advisor, thesis supervisor (Yanbian)

6. one who guides others to the Buddhist path; an honorific title for Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and monks (Buddhism)

7. An honorific title for various deities in Korean folk religion (shamanism)

8. In the Three Kingdoms of Korea, a regional governor in charge of individual towns and fortifications (historical)

9. a type of secretary in the Korean government that existed from 1275 to 1882, usually numbering between twenty and thirty (historical)

10. In Korea under Japanese rule (1910–1945), a colonial administrator in charge of large islands (historical)

11. futile death, death in vain (rare, formal)

12. a ritual worshipping a Buddha or deity (archaic)