凡僧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
凡	僧
ぼん Grade: S	そう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
凡僧 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
凡	僧
ぼん Grade: S	そう > ぞう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
凡僧 (kyūjitai)

Noun

凡(ぼん)僧(そう) • (bonsō) 

1. An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk.

Noun

凡(ぼん)僧(ぞう) • (bonzō) 

1. An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk.
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 61:

     Bonzô ボンゾゥ (凡僧) すなわち、Curai naqi iyaxiqi sô. (位なき卑しき僧) 位のない普通の僧.

Descendants

• → Portuguese: bonzo
  • → Spanish: bonzo
  • → French: bonze
    • → Dutch: bonze
    • → English: bonze
    • → German: Bonze
      • → Hungarian: bonc
    • → Russian: бо́нза (bónza)
    • → Ukrainian: бо́нза (bónza)
  • → Italian: bonzo

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.