お坊さん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊
ぼう Grade: S

Etymology

From 坊 (“monk”) +‎ さん, an honorific sometimes used with job titles.

Noun

お坊(ぼう)さん • (obōsan) 

1. (informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze

Synonyms

• 坊主(ぼうず) (bōzu)
• 僧(そう) (sō)