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Kanji Detail for 坊 - "boy, monk, child"

  • Meaning

    坊 means "boy, monk, child."

    1. District - One division of a village or town; urban area.

    2. Room - House; dwelling.

    3. Temple - Buddhist temple; monks' residence.

    4. To defend - To protect. Same as 防.

    5. Monk - Buddhist priest.

    6. Boy - An affectionate term for boys; "little one."

    7. Familiar, Mocking Term - A word used to address others affectionately or mockingly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    boy; priest's residence; priest

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    neighborhood, urban subdivision; (J) priest's residence; (Buddhist) priest; boy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Fang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A neighborhood name. Such as a certain street, a certain 坊. | In old times, administrative divisions of cities were also called 坊. Such as 坊廂. | A structure. In old times, used to honor good people of the village. Such as 忠孝坊 (arch for loyalty and filial piety), 節義坊 (arch for chastity and righteousness). | A place. Such as a workshop is called 作坊.
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Sentences including

  • I was bothered by the baby's crying.

  • Who does the baby take after?

  • He got up late and was late for school.

  • She was alone with her baby in the house.

  • The baby kept crying all night.

  • In a few days , the baby will be able to walk.

  • The baby screamed all night.

  • He is , so to speak , a grown-up baby.

  • She was carrying the baby on her back.

  • The baby held out his tiny hand.

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