坊さん | Japanese meaning

坊さん【ぼうさん】

Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Buddhist priest; monkfamiliar languagehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesee also お坊さん
boyfamiliar language

Forms

坊さん【ぼうさん】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
ぼうさん

Generated definitions (experimental)

Buddhist priest; monk

This meaning refers to a person who has renounced worldly life and serves in a religious capacity, typically within the context of Buddhism.

、。

Yesterday, I had a Buddhist priest pray for me.

。

The monk is preaching teachings at the temple.

In this context, it is a colloquial term that may refer to a young male or child.

よう。

He is a little boy like a monk.

。

The boys are playing in the park.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to ask a monkteachings of a monklife of a monkto become a monkmonk's templeto talk with a monkwork of a monktraining of a monkto accompany a monkmind of a monk