お坊さん

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: S

Etymology[edit]

From (monk) +‎ さん, an honorific sometimes used with job titles.

Noun[edit]

(ぼう)さん (obōsan

  1. (informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze

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