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How to say 'Monk' or 'Bald' in Japanese | 坊主

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The Japanese word for Monk or Bald is 'Bouzu', written as 坊主 in Japanese.'Monk' or 'Bald' in hiragana is ぼうず.

    word

    坊主

    Meaning

    Monk, Bald

    Reading

    ぼうず

    bouzu

    Kanji

    坊Boy, Sonny 主Master

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '坊主 (ぼうず)' primarily refers to a 'monk', particularly a Buddhist monk. It is a colloquial term and can sometimes carry a slightly informal or even humorous tone. Additionally, '坊主' can also mean 'bald', often used to describe someone with a shaved head, which is common among monks. Example sentences: The monk is meditating「坊主が瞑想している」(ぼうずがめいそうしている). He became bald「彼は坊主になった」(かれはぼうずになった). Note that while '坊主' can mean 'bald', it is more commonly used to refer to monks in everyday conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6532

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 坊主

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    坊

    Meaning

    Boy, Sonny

  • kanji

    主

    Meaning

    Master

Words Related to 坊主 Through the Kanji 坊

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 坊 as well.

  • word

    寝坊

    Meaning

    Oversleeping

  • word

    坊

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    お坊さん

    Meaning

    Monk

  • word

    赤ん坊

    Meaning

    Baby

  • word

    坊さん

    Meaning

    Monk

Words Related to 坊主 Through the Kanji 主

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 主 as well.

  • word

    主義

    Meaning

    Doctrine, Principle

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    民主

    Meaning

    Democracy

  • word

    主張

    Meaning

    Claim, Assertion

  • word

    主体

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    株主

    Meaning

    Shareholder

  • word

    主婦

    Meaning

    Housewife

  • word

    主要

    Meaning

    Main, Principal

  • word

    主役

    Meaning

    Lead

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

  • word

    主

    Meaning

    Main

  • word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    主に

    Meaning

    Mainly

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    主な

    Meaning

    Main

  • word

    主催

    Meaning

    Sponsor

  • word

    自主

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    主題

    Meaning

    Theme

  • word

    持ち主

    Meaning

    Owner

  • word

    君主

    Meaning

    Monarch

  • word

    主流

    Meaning

    Mainstream

  • word

    家主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    主導

    Meaning

    Leadership

  • word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    領主

    Meaning

    Lord

  • word

    主任

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    亭主

    Meaning

    Husband, Innkeeper

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'Bouzu' means 'Monk' or 'Bald' .

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