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坊主
坊主
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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坊 | 主 |
ぼう Grade: S |
す > ず Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Noun
坊主 (hiragana ぼうず, romaji bōzu)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 油坊主 (aburabōzu): skilfish
- 照る照る坊主 (teruterubōzu): lit. "shine shine monk"
- 坊主頭 (bōzuatama): shaved head
- 丸坊主 (marubōzu): clean shaven
- 三日坊主 (mikkabōzu): (literally three day priest) someone who cannot stick to anything, someone who gives up easily.
- 腕白坊主 (wanpakubōzu): naughty shaven
Usage notes
May be used as an uncomplimentary address for a Buddhist priest or monk: Similar photonicly to 凡僧 (ぼんそう, bonsō; or ぼんぞう, bonzō): an ordinary, lowly monk.
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.