See also: ほう

Japanese

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Affix

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ぼう (

  1. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) people, subjects
  2. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) prevent

Noun

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ぼう (

  1. : a boy; a bonze, a Buddhist monk
  2. : a hat
  3. : a room, particularly a small room on the side of a larger hall; a monastery
  4. : violence; illegality; unreasonableness
  5. : the full moon; the 15th day of the month in the lunar calendar; one method of diagnosis in Chinese medicine
  6. : an undisclosed something, someone or somewhere
  7. : a bar or staff (as of wood or metal)
  8. : a shape or form; one's complexion; appearance
  9. : the fourth earthly branch

Noun

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ぼう (bou

  1. 暮雨: rain in the evening

Pronoun

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ぼう (bou

  1. : (obsolete) I; me. (Used by samurai.)

Proper noun

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ぼう (

  1. : one of the 28 traditional Japanese constellations, the Pleiades

Verb

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ぼう (bouぼふ (bofu)?transitive godan (stem ぼい (boi), past ぼった (botta))

  1. 追う: