Word Meaning 坊主くさい

ぼうずくさい bouzukusai

坊主くさい is read as ぼうずくさい (bouzukusai) and means overly pious.

Meaning

English

  1. overly pious
  2. sanctimonious
  3. priestly
  4. monkish

Reading

Kana

ぼうずくさい

Romaji

bouzukusai

Writing Variants

  • 坊主臭い ぼうずくさい bouzukusai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141615 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい

if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

坊主頭

ぼうずあたま

close-cropped hair

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

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

坊主沙魚

ぼうずはぜ

Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)

坊主刈り

ぼうずがり

closely cropped hair

坊主丸儲け

ぼうずまるもうけ

monks make pure profit

三日坊主

みっかぼうず

person who cannot stick to anything