Word Meaning のっぺら坊

のっぺらぼう nopperabou

のっぺら坊 is read as のっぺらぼう (nopperabou) and means featureless.

Meaning

English

featureless
uneventful
noppera-bō
mythical being with flat featureless face
smooth
flat
lacking bumps and dents

Reading

Kana

のっぺらぼう

Romaji

nopperabou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 148996 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赤ん坊

あかんぼう

baby

本因坊

ほんいんぼう

Hon'inbō

朝寝坊

あさねぼう

late riser

寝坊

ねぼう

late riser

暴れん坊

あばれんぼう

rambunctious kid

甘えん坊

あまえんぼう

wheedling child

小長元坊

こちょうげんぼう

merlin (Falco columbarius)

赤足長元坊

あかあしちょうげんぼう

Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

長元坊

ちょうげんぼう

common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

内教坊

ないきょうぼう

part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)

三男坊

さんなんぼう

third son

桜ん坊

さくらんぼ

cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

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のっぺら坊 Noppera-bou