坊

ONぼう

Meanings

boymonkpriestneighborhood

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'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.

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)