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禅坊主ぜんぼうずNounFreq #107958
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Rare term

Zen monk

Examples
禅坊主じゃあるまいし、毎日毎日、一汁一菜のダイエットメニューは勘弁してよ。
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.
味噌擂り坊主みそすりぼうずNounFreq #287422
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Rare term

low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores)

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Derogatory; Rare term

monk

青坊主あおぼうずNounArchaic
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shaved head; person with a shaved head

黙坊だまりぼうだまりんぼうだんまりぼうNounArchaic
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silent person; taciturn person

内教坊ないきょうぼうNounArchaic
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part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)

芋掘り坊主いもほりぼうずNounArchaic
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Derogatory

uneducated monk; ignorant monk; potato-digging monk

かんかん坊主かんかんぼうずNounArchaic
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Derogatory

(noisy) monk

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