Word Meaning 三日坊主

みっかぼうず mikkabouzu

三日坊主 is read as みっかぼうず (mikkabouzu) and means person who cannot stick to anything.

Meaning

English

person who cannot stick to anything
unsteady worker
monk for three days

Reading

Kana

みっかぼうず

Romaji

mikkabouzu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 94938 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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三男坊

さんなんぼう

third son

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

説教坊主

せっきょうぼうず

tub-thumping preacher

大坊主

おおぼうず

large monk

台湾坊主

たいわんぼうず

atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan

小坊主

こぼうず

young priest

願人坊主

がんにんぼうず

priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

聞いたか坊主

きいたかぼうず

monk character in kabuki who explains the story of the play

丸坊主

まるぼうず

close-cropped head

青坊主

あおぼうず

shaved head

腕白坊主

わんぱくぼうず

naughty boy

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

Example Sentences

彼は何もかも三日坊主だ。

He can't stick to anything very long.

新しくブログを始めた。三日坊主にならないようがんばるぞ！

I started a new blog. I'll do my best to keep it going.

ズンバやりたいって？また三日坊主で終わっちゃうんじゃないの？

So you want to do zumba? Aren't you going to get tired of it fast, like everything else?