お坊さん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊
ぼう Grade: S

Etymology

From 坊 (“monk”) +‎ さん, an honorific sometimes used with job titles.

Noun

お坊(ぼう)さん • (obōsan)

(informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze

Synonyms

坊主(ぼうず) (bōzu)
僧(そう) (sō)

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