Word Meaning 小僧

こぞう kozou

小僧 is read as こぞう (kozou) and means young Buddhist monk.

Meaning

English

  1. young Buddhist monk
  2. young bonze
  3. young shop-boy
  4. errand boy
  5. apprentice
  6. youngster
  7. boy
  8. kid

Reading

Kana

こぞう

Romaji

kozou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 13072 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

小便小僧

しょうべんこぞう

Manneken Pis (cupid-like statue urinating into a fountain)

一つ目小僧

ひとつめこぞう

one-eyed goblin

カメラ小僧

かめらこぞう

photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions

門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

弁天小僧

べんてんこぞう

Benten Kozō (main character of the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)

腕白小僧

わんぱくこぞう

naughty boy

洟垂れ小僧

はなたれこぞう

snot-nosed kid

膝小僧

ひざこぞう

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