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坊
boy · monk · priest · neighborhood
N2On: ぼう
Memory Aid
'BOU' — like a monk who must BOW down to pray.
Imagine a young `boy` (坊) with a `square` (方) head made of `earth` (土) playing outside.
Vocabulary
坊主ぼうずmonk; shaved head (colloquial: boy)
お坊さんおぼうさんBuddhist priest/monk (polite)
寝坊ねぼうoversleeping
泥棒どろぼうthief
坊ちゃんぼっちゃんyoung master; son (often implying pampered)
Example Sentences
あの坊主はとても若い。
That monk is very young.
今朝、寝坊してしまいました。
I overslept this morning.
泥棒が家に入りました。
A thief broke into the house.
彼の坊ちゃんはいつもわがままだ。
His son is always selfish.