Word Meaning 坊主丸儲け

ぼうずまるもうけ bouzumarumouke

坊主丸儲け is read as ぼうずまるもうけ (bouzumarumouke) and means monks make pure profit.

Meaning

English

  1. monks make pure profit
  2. monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit

Reading

Kana

ぼうずまるもうけ

Romaji

bouzumarumouke

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 157524 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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丸坊主

まるぼうず

close-cropped head

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

坊主頭

ぼうずあたま

close-cropped hair

坊主沙魚

ぼうずはぜ

Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)

坊主臭い

ぼうずくさい

overly pious

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

坊主刈り

ぼうずがり

closely cropped hair

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

坊主捲り

ぼうずめくり

bozu mekuri

丸儲け

まるもうけ

clear profit