Moto 坊: Boy; Priest's Residence; PriestKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ボウ、ボッ
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 147 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ボウ・ボッ)
- 本因坊ほんいんぼうHon'inbō; Honinbo
- 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant
- 坊さんぼうさんBuddhist priest; monk
- お坊さんおぼうさんBuddhist priest; monk
- 坊ちゃんぼっちゃんson (of others); boy
- 坊やぼうやboy; son
- 坊主ぼうずBuddhist priest; bonze
- 寝坊ねぼうsleeping in late; oversleeping
- 暴れん坊あばれんぼうrambunctious kid; wild kid
- 朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping; late riser
- 甘えん坊あまえんぼうwheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt)
- あまえん坊あまえんぼうwheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt)
- あわてん坊あわてんぼうflustered person; hasty person
- いいとこのお坊ちゃんいいとこのおぼっちゃんrich kid; person who grew up wealthy
- いいとこの坊ちゃんいいとこのぼっちゃんrich kid; person who grew up wealthy
- いい所のお坊ちゃんいいとこのおぼっちゃんrich kid; person who grew up wealthy
- いい所の坊ちゃんいいとこのぼっちゃんrich kid; person who grew up wealthy
- いたずら坊主いたずらぼうずmischievous boy; troublemaker
- お坊ちゃまおぼっちゃまson (of others); boy
- お坊ちゃんおぼっちゃんson (of others); boy
- かんかん坊主かんかんぼうず(noisy) monk
- きかん坊きかんぼうnaughty child; unruly child
- くいしん坊くいしんぼうglutton; gourmand
- けちん坊けちんぼうmiser; cheapskate
- これに懲りよ道才坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
- これに懲りよ道斎坊これにこりよどうさいぼうtake it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
- ずべら坊ずべらぼうplain (e.g. face); smooth
- ずんべら坊ずんべらぼうplain (e.g. face); smooth
- てるてる坊主てるてるぼうずpaper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- でくの坊でくのぼうwooden doll
- のっぺら坊のっぺらぼうsmooth; flat
- やんちゃ坊主やんちゃぼうずrascal; mischievous kid
- アメリカ長元坊アメリカちょうげんぼうAmerican kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- 三日坊主みっかぼうずperson who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker
- 中坊ちゅうぼうmiddle-school student
- 丸坊主まるぼうずclose-cropped head; bald hill
- 乞食坊主こじきぼうずBuddhist monk
- 僧坊そうぼうpriests' temple quarters
- 内教坊ないきょうぼうpart of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)
- 凸坊でこぼうbeetle-browed boy; mischief
- 利かん坊きかんぼうnaughty child; unruly child
- 前坊ぜんぼうformer crown prince; the late crown prince
- 卑しん坊いやしんぼうgreedy person
- 厨坊ちゅうぼうkitchen; galley
- 去られん坊さられんぼうdivorcing woman
- 台湾坊主たいわんぼうずatmospheric depression originating in Taiwan
- 吝ん坊しわんぼうmiser
- 味噌擂り坊主みそすりぼうずlow-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores)
- 嘘と坊主の頭はゆったことがないうそとぼうずのあたまはゆったことがないhaving never told a lie
- 坊ぼうbonze; monk
- 坊ちゃん刈りぼっちゃんがりbowl cut; mushroom cut
- 坊ちゃん団子ぼっちゃんだんごBotchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
Other readings
- 坊っちゃんぼっちゃんson (of others); boy
- 桜ん坊さくらんぼcherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
- お坊っちゃまおぼっちゃまson (of others); boy
- お坊っちゃんおぼっちゃんson (of others); boy
- 便乱坊べらぼうabsurd; unreasonable
- 吝嗇ん坊けちんぼうmiser; cheapskate
- 坊ちぼんちyoung gentleman; boy
- 坊ちゃん刈ぼっちゃんがりbowl cut; mushroom cut
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