Meaning

Primary

Monk

Word Type

noun

Explanation

さん is what you put on people's names. It's like "Mr." sort of. So a "Mr. monk" is a monk.

Reading

ぼうさん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the one you learned with the kanji. ぼうさん!

Context

Context Sentences

あの坊さんには、アメリカ人の血も混じっているんですよ。

That monk has American blood in him.

人は見かけだけでは判断できないよ。例えば、アイツはヤクザみたいな見た目をしているけど、実は坊さんなんだぜ。

Appearances can be deceptive. For example, he looks like a yakuza, but he is actually a monk.

くそ、彼女が付き合ってる坊さんたちには太刀打ちできねーよ。あいつら俺とはかなりレベルが違うんだ。

Man, I can’t compete with the monks she goes out with. They’re on a whole other level.

Kanji Composition