坊主
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 坊主
1
ぼんず is dialectal
Buddhist priest; bonze
2
close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
3
Familiar; Derogatory
boy; sonny; lad
4
Fishing
not catching anything; getting skunked
5
Hanafuda
the August 20-point card
Kanji in this Word
坊
7 strokes
Frequency: 1832
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
boy
priest's residence
priest
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
ボッ
主
5 strokes
Frequency: 95
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
lord
chief
master
main thing
principal
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュ
ス
シュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬし
おも
あるじ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かず
ず
もん
房
8 strokes
Frequency: 808
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
tassel
tuft
fringe
bunch
lock (hair)
segment (orange)
house
room
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふさ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
お
のぶ
わ
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