Word Meaning 坊主

ぼうず bouzu

坊主 is read as ぼうず (bouzu) and means not catching anything.

Meaning

English

  1. not catching anything
  2. the August 20-point card
  3. Buddhist priest
  4. bonze
  5. boy
  6. sonny
  7. lad
  8. close-cropped hair

Reading

Kana

ぼうず

Romaji

bouzu

Writing Variants

  • 坊主 ぼんず bonzu
  • 房主 ぼうず bouzu
  • 房主 ぼんず bonzu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 817 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

坊主頭

ぼうずあたま

close-cropped hair

坊主殺し

ぼうずごろし

female or male prostitute serving a monk

坊主畳

ぼうずだたみ

tatami mat without a "heri" edge

三日坊主

みっかぼうず

person who cannot stick to 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

Example Sentences

10

He can't stick to anything very long.

Who's the naughty boy that broke the window?

The priest skillfully drew a picture of a priest on a folding screen.

Can you remember the summer Tom shaved his head?

If you hang a teru teru bozu upside down, do you think it will bring rain tomorrow?

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

How about shaving your head instead? I think it would look good on you.

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

When he gets drunk, he's quite an interesting priest, and he talks about various things.

I didn't know that depending on which sect they belong to, priests don't necessarily have to shave their head.