Vocab Info

N3 Noun

(ぼう)さんBuddhist priest, monk, boy

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    Bunpro Summary

    A person who has dedicated their entire life to the spread of Buddhism. They often live in temples.

    1. Noun

      1.

      Buddhist priest, monk

      Familiar language, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      boy

      Familiar language

    All Forms

    坊さん 【ぼうさん】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 18,900

    Examples

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      (てら)(ぼう)さんとお(はなし)をする。

      To have a conversation with a monk at the temple.

      • N3

      将来(しょうらい)出家(しゅっけ)して(ぼう)さんになるつもりだ。

      I plan to become a monk and renounce worldly life in the future.

      • N3

      そういえば、あの(いえ)()って(ぼう)さんになったんだっけ?

      By the way, did that child from that family become a monk?

      • N3

      (ぼう)さん全員(ぜんいん)(よく)()てて家庭(かてい)()っていない(こと)はありません。

      It is not always the case that every monk has given up desires and does not have a family.

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      (かれ)(ぼう)さんとして(いの)りを(ささ)げる(こと)にかけては(だれ)よりも自信(じしん)があるそうです。

      He seems to have great confidence in offering prayers as a monk.

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