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    3. 坊さん

    坊さん

    坊ぼうさ​ん​

    Buddhist priest

    N2KMT9News #21+1CoreNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぼうさん

    Noun

    1.
    Buddhist priest, monk
    familiar languagehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    2.
    boy
    familiar language

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    お寺てらに坊ぼうさんがいます。

    There is a monk at the temple.

    KMT6Religion & Philosophy
    坊ぼうさんがお経きょうを唱となえている。

    The monk is chanting sutras.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    昔むかし、この地ち域いきには多おおくの坊ぼうさんが修しゅ行ぎょうしていたそうだ。

    It is said that many monks used to train in this region long ago.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    坊ぼうさんが説せっ法ぽうをするのを聞ききに行いった。

    I went to listen to the monk give a sermon.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    うちの坊ぼうさんは、いつも元げん気きいっぱいです。

    Our boy is always full of energy.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    坊
    boy・priest's residence・priest
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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