おさん【おぼうさん】

Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. Buddhist priest; monkfamiliar languagehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesee also
  2. son (of others)familiar languagehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesee also
Forms
  • おさん【おぼうさん】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
  • さん【おぼうさん】
  • おぼうさん
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. Buddhist priest; monk
    2. This term refers to a member of the Buddhist clergy who is typically involved in religious practices, rituals, and teachings within the Buddhist community.
    He works as a monk at the local temple.
    The monk chants sutras every morning.
  2. son (of others)
    3. This usage acts as a respectful way to refer to someone else's son, commonly used in a social context or when speaking about someone else's family.
    The son of the monk is very kind.
    The monk's son attends cram school.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to offer prayers to the monkto talk with the monkteachings of the monkhelp from the monkwisdom of the monkthe voice of the monkto make a request to the monktraining of the monkto be with the monksermon by the monk
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