Word Meaning 凡僧

ぼんそう bonsou

凡僧 is read as ぼんそう (bonsou) and means foolish monk.

Meaning

English

  1. foolish monk
  2. unranked priest
  3. ordinary priest

Reading

Kana

ぼんそう

Romaji

bonsou

Writing Variants

  • 凡僧 ぼんぞう bonzou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 148087 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

凡人

ぼんじん

ordinary person

ぼん

ordinary

凡庸

ぼんよう

mediocre

凡そ

およそ

outline

凡退

ぼんたい

out in 1-2-3 order

凡打

ぼんだ

easy fly

凡試合

ぼんしあい

dull match

凡事徹底

ぼんじてってい

do your best

凡事

ぼんじ

reasonable thing

凡手

ぼんしゅ

uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)

凡体

ぼんたい

mediocrity

凡戦

ぼんせん

dull game