ぼうし

See also: ほうし, ほうじ, and ぼうじ

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) ぼーし [bòóshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕi]

Noun

ぼうし • (bōshi) 

1. 防止: prevention
2. 帽子: hat, cap
3. 暴死: a sudden death, as from a heart attack
4. 鋩子: the tip of a sword or dagger blade

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) ぼ​ーし [bóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕi]

Noun

ぼうし • (bōshi) 

1. 亡子: a deceased child
2. 亡姉: one's own deceased elder sister
3. 亡師: one's deceased teacher or mentor
4. 某氏: anonymous, an unnamed person
5. 某紙: a certain newspaper (indefinite or obscured reference)
6. 茅茨: thatching with Imperata cylindrica grass and rose brambles
7. 眸子: pupil of an eye
8. 謀士: a planner, someone who is good at coming up with plans and schemes

Pronunciation 3

• (Tokyo) ぼ​ーし [bóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ぼーし [bòóshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕi]

Noun

ぼうし • (bōshi) 

1. 紡糸: yarn; spinning fibre into thread
2. 傍視: looking to the side

Verb

ぼうしする • (bōshi suru) suru (stem ぼうしし (bōshisuru shi), past ぼうしした (bōshisuru shita))

1. 紡糸: to spin yarn, to spin fiber into thread
2. 傍視: to look to the side

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːɕi]

• Pitch accent unknown

Noun

ぼうし • (bōshi) 

1. 坊市: (rare) a town
2. 某誌: a certain magazine (indefinite or obscured reference)