Meaning
坊主 (ぼうず, bouzu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Buddhist priest; shaven head”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は頭を坊主にした
He shaved his head.
坊主丸儲け.
A priest's income is all clear profit.
彼は何事でも三日坊主だ。
He can't stick to anything very long.
私はよく三日坊主になった。
I often quit things after three days.
私は何をしても三日坊主だ。
No matter what I do, I cannot stick to anything.
床屋は彼を丸坊主にそった.
A barber shaved him bald.
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い.
If you hate the priest, you will hate even his robe.
私は坊主になるかもしれない。
I might become a Buddhist priest.
「ボウズ」（坊主）とも呼ばれる。
Called 'bozu' (kid).
窓ガラスを割ったいたずら坊主はだれだ？
Who's the naughty boy that broke the window?
酔って来ると、随分面白い坊主で、いろんなことをしゃべり出す。
When he gets drunk, he's quite an interesting priest, and he talks about various things.
禅坊主じゃあるまいし、毎日毎日、一汁一菜のダイエットメニューは勘弁してよ。
What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.