坊や

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊
ぼう Grade: S

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼ​ーや [bóꜜòyà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːja̠]

Noun

坊(ぼう)や • (bōya) 

1. A boy

Synonyms

• 男(おとこ)の子(こ) (otoko no ko): boy
• 少年(しょうねん) (shōnen)

Related terms

• 坊(ぼう) (bō)
• 赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう) (akanbō)
• 坊(ぼう)さん (bōsan)