Word details
小僧
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小僧.
Dictionary
Entry
1
youngster; boy; kid; brat
Examples
また僕をかつごうとしているのかい、このいたずら小僧め。
Are you going to play tricks on me again, you naughty boy?
2
young Buddhist monk; young bonze
Examples
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。
A saint's maid quotes Latin.
3
young shop-boy; errand boy; apprentice
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