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坊さん (ぼうさん): Buddhist priest, monk — Japanese vocabulary

坊さん is read ぼうさん and means "Buddhist priest, monk". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

坊さん

Reading
ぼうさん · bousan
Translation
Buddhist priest, monk
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ぼうさんが

Example

あの偉い坊さんを見ろよ。

あのえらいぼうさんをみろよ。

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Kanji in this word

  • 坊 — Boy, Priest's Residence, Priest

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