Word details
坊主
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 坊主.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
坊
boy, priest's residence, priest
7 strokesFrequency 1,832JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ボウボッ
主
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
5 strokesFrequency 95JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シュスシュウ
Kun
ぬしおもあるじ
Nanori
かずずもん
房
tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room
8 strokesFrequency 808JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ボウ
Kun
ふさ
Nanori
おのぶわ
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