ぼう
坊
　
さ
　
ん

noun

Familiar language.
  1. Buddhist priest, monk. Honorific or respectful language.
  2. boy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
坊
　
さ
　
ん
 坊さん ぼうさん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boy, priest's residence, priest
ボウ　ボッ (7th)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)