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    3. 小僧

    小僧

    小こ僧ぞう

    youngster

    KMT8News #23+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    こぞう

    Noun

    1.
    youngster, boy, kid, brat
    2.
    young Buddhist monk, young bonze
    3.
    young shop-boy, errand boy, apprentice

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    あの小こ僧ぞうは元げん気きだね。

    That kid is energetic, isn't he?

    KMT5Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    いたずら好ずきな小こ僧ぞうが、また何なにか企たくらんでいる。

    That mischievous kid is plotting something again.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    うちの小こ僧ぞうは、毎まい日にち泥どろだらけになって帰かえってくる。

    My kid comes home covered in mud every day.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    昔むかしの商しょう店てんでは、小こ僧ぞうたちが朝ごぜん早はやくから働はたらいていた。

    In old shops, young apprentices used to work from early morning.

    KMT8HistoryWork & CareerCulture & Traditions
    彼かれはまだ若わかい小こ僧ぞうだが、その才さい能のうはすでに多おおくの人ひとを魅み了りょうしている。

    He is still a young lad, but his talent has already captivated many people.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    僧
    Buddhist priest・monk
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