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.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おぼーさん [òbóósáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞bo̞ːsã̠ɴ]

Noun

お坊(ぼう)さん • (obōsan) 

  1. (informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze

Synonyms

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