ぼう
坊
ず
主

noun

  1. Buddhist priest, bonze. ぼんず is dialectal.
  2. close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head.
  3. boy, sonny, lad. Familiar language, derogatory.
  4. Messages.fish.not catching anything.
  5. Messages.hanaf.the August 20-point card.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
坊
ず
主
 坊主 ぼうず ✔
ぼんず
坊主
 坊主 ぼんず
ぼう
房
ず
主
 房主 ぼうず
ぼんず
房主
 房主 ぼんず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boy, priest's residence, priest
ボウ　ボッ (Early Jr. High)
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)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)