坊 — kanji meaning “boy”
坊
boy, priest's residence, priest
- Meanings
- boy, priest's residence, priest
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)、ボッ (bo)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1832 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- fāng, fáng — Chinese character page
Words with 坊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう akanbou | baby; infant |
| 坊主 | ぼうず bouzu | Buddhist priest; bonze |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん bousan | Buddhist priest; monk |
| 坊ちゃん | ぼっちゃん botchan | (another's) son; boy; young master |
| 坊や | ぼうや bouya | boy; son; child |
| 本因坊 | ほんいんぼう hon'inbou | Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster |
| 寝坊 | ねぼう nebou | sleeping in late; oversleeping |
| 朝寝坊 | あさねぼう asanebou | sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in |
| 甘えん坊 | あまえんぼう amaenbou | wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child |
| 丸坊主 | まるぼうず marubouzu | close-cropped head; shaven head |
| 三日坊主 | みっかぼうず mikkabouzu | person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days |
| 御坊 | ごぼう gobou | temple; monk's quarters |
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