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Kanji Detail for 坊 - "boy, monk"

坊

  • Meaning

    坊 means "boy, monk." Also associated with district.

    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.

  • Words using 坊

    • 本因坊 ほんいんぼう Listen Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster
    • 赤ん坊 あかんぼう Listen baby; infant
    • 坊さん ぼうさん Listen Buddhist priest; monk; boy
    • 坊ちゃん ぼっちゃん Listen (another's) son; boy; young master
    • 寝坊 ねぼう Listen sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser
    • お坊さん おぼうさん Listen Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

  • Four-character idioms with 坊

    • 三日坊主 みっかぼうず Listen person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker

  • Tattoo check: 坊

    • Verified meaning: boy, monk
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえかね, すえたけ, すえつぐ, つつみ)
    • Also carries these associations: district

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 坊

    Surnames 坊(すえかね)Listen 坊(すえたけ)Listen 坊(すえつぐ)Listen 坊(つつみ)Listen 坊(のりつき)Listen 坊(のりづき)Listen 坊(ぼう)Listen 坊(まち)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bo(ボ) ボ

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    district boy monk room temple endearment to defend protect son child priest lad ward novice quarters

Sentences including 坊

  • 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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