| 七衆 | [しちしゅ, shichishu] (n) seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees) |
| 信仰者 | [しんこうしゃ, shinkousha] (n) believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple; admirer |
| 信士 | [しんじ;しんし, shinji ; shinshi] (n) (1) {Buddh} male lay devotee; (2) title affixed to man's posthumous Buddhist name; (3) (しんし only) (arch) believer |
| 信奉者 | [しんぽうしゃ, shinpousha] (n) adherent; devotee; believer |
| 信女 | [しんにょ, shinnyo] (n) (1) {Buddh} female lay devotee; (2) title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name |
| 信者 | [しんじゃ, shinja] (n) believer; adherent; devotee; (P) |
| 四衆 | [ししゅ;ししゅう, shishu ; shishuu] (n) (1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies |
| 四部衆 | [しぶしゅ, shibushu] (n) (obsc) (See 四衆) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees) |
| 愛好者 | [あいこうしゃ, aikousha] (n) enthusiast; fan; devotee; one who loves something |
| 芸の虫 | [げいのむし, geinomushi] (n) devotee of the arts |
| 行者 | [ぎょうじゃ, gyouja] (n) ascetic; pilgrim; devotee |
| 趣味家 | [しゅみか, shumika] (n) connoisseur; devotee |