Vocab Info

A1 Noun

坊主(ぼうず)Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        Buddhist priest, bonze

        ぼんず is dialectal
      2. 2.

        close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head

      3. 3.

      4. 4.

        not catching anything

        Fishing,

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      5. 5.

        the August 20-point card

        Hanafuda,

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    All Forms

    坊主 【ぼうず】、坊主 【ぼんず】、房主 【ぼうず】、房主 【ぼんず】

    Details

      • ぼ

      • う

      • ず

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 4,100

    Examples

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    • 髪(かみ)を全(すべ)て剃(そ)って坊主(ぼうず)にしました。

      I shaved all my hair off and got a crew cut. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}

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    • 山(やま)火事(かじ)のせいで山(やま)が坊主(ぼうず)になってしまった。

      Due to the wildfire, the mountain ended up looking like it has a close-cropped hair. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}

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    • 植木(うえき)が坊主(ぼうず)になったのは水(みず)をやらなかったからだ。

      The reason why the plant became like a monk's shorn head is because it wasn't watered. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}

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    • 監督(かんとく)が選手(せんしゅ)に:「坊主(ぼうず)、よくやったな!次(つぎ)もこの調子(ちょうし)だよ!」

      The coach said to the player: "Good job, lad! Keep it up next time!" {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}

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    • 坊主(ぼうず)に終(お)わった父(ちち)が釣竿(つりざお)を持(も)ちながら分(わ)かりやすく落(お)ち込(こ)んでいます。

      My father, who ended up as a monk, is visibly depressed while holding a fishing rod. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}

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