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ぼんそう
Kanji
凡僧
Noun
Japanese Meaning
平凡な僧。学識や位階・名望などに特に優れたところのない僧侶をへりくだって、あるいは一般的にいう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふつうのおぼうさんのこと。えらくないおぼうさん。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
普通僧人 / 地位低微的僧人 / 平凡和尚
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
普通的僧人 / 平庸的僧侶 / 地位低微的僧侶
Korean Meaning
평범한 승려 / 하급 승려 / 보통의 승려
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà sư bình thường / sư tầm thường / tăng nhân thấp kém
Tagalog Meaning
karaniwang monghe / hamak na monghe / monghe ng mababang antas
Sense（1）
凡僧: an ordinary, lowly monk
（ romanization ）
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ぼんそう
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He was belittling himself as just an ordinary monk.
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彼はただのぼんそうだと自分を卑下していた。
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