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[ぼう()·()]
bouzu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ぼう()·()]
bouzu
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Root Words:

[ぼう() + ()]
bou + su

English Meaning(s) for 坊主

noun
  1. Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
  3. boy; sonny; lad
  4. not catching anything (in fishing)
  5. the August 20-point card

Definition and Synonyms for 坊主

Male Child a youthful male person
Synonyms: ぼんち, こわっぱ, , お坊さん, 坊や, 坊主, , , , , , 小僧, 小童, 小さ童, 小職, 少年, 我郎, , 男児, 男子, 男の子, , , 童子, 童男
Son a male human offspring
Synonyms: ぼんち, ジュニア, 令息, ご令息, , , お坊ちゃん, 坊や, 坊さん, 坊ちゃん, 坊主, 坊様, 子息, 小僧, 小童, , , 息子, 息子さん, , 愚息, 我郎, , 男児, 男子, 男の子, 童男

Meanings for each kanji in 坊主

» boy; priest's residence; priest
» lord; chief; master; main thing; principal

Categories 坊主 is a member of

Male a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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Male Offspring a child who is male
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Sample Sentences for 坊主

I didn't know that depending on which sect they belong to, priests don't necessarily have to shave their head.
Male high school students who are playing baseball mostly have a shaved head.
A priest skillfully drew a picture of a priest on a folding screen.
When he gets drunk, he's quite an interesting priest, and he talks about various things.
What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

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