Illustration: In a neighborhood Buddhist temple hall, a shaved-headed priest in plain robes and a ceremonial stole sits before the altar, holding prayer beads while striking a small ritual bell. Two visitors kneel respectfully behind him.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

坊ぼう主ず

bouzu

Buddhist priest

Casual; お坊さん is more polite. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 酔よって来くると、随分面白ずいぶんおもしろい坊主ぼうずで、いろんなことをしゃべり出だす。

    When he gets drunk, he’s quite an interesting priest, and he talks about various things.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 坊主ぼうずが屏風びょうぶに上手じょうずに坊主ぼうずの絵えを描えがいた。

    The priest skillfully drew a picture of a priest on a folding screen.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その坊主ぼうずの霊れいと言いわれている。

    The ghost is said to be the spirit of that young monk.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 坊主

  • 坊boy; priest's residenceOnボウ・ボッ
  • 主lord; chiefOnシュ・ス・シュウKunぬし・おも・あるじ

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