Last Updated
：2026/01/11
お坊さん
Hiragana
おぼうさん
Noun
honorific
informal
Japanese Meaning
仏教の僧侶。出家して仏門に入り、仏教の教えを学び実践する人。俗語的・ややくだけた言い方で、親しみや敬意を込めて用いることが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おてらでくらし、ほとけさまの教えをまもり、人びとのためにいのる人
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
佛教僧人；和尚（敬称，口语） / 僧侣（对僧人的礼貌称呼）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
和尚 / 僧侶 / 僧人
Korean Meaning
스님 / 불교의 승려를 높여 이르는 말
Indonesian
biksu Buddha (sapaan hormat, informal) / pendeta Buddha / biarawan Buddha
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà sư (cách gọi kính trọng, thân mật) / thầy tu Phật giáo
Tagalog Meaning
mongheng Budista / bonzo (monghe ng Budismo)
Sense（1）
(informal, honorific) a Buddhist monk, a bonze
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
お坊さん
See correct answer
The monk was meditating in the temple.
See correct answer
お坊さんが寺で瞑想をしていました。
Japanese - English
Word Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for words - All Users
- Screen new word creation
- Screen word edits
- Screen word deletion
- Screen changing entry name
- Users authorized to vote on judging - All Users
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
Sentence Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for sentences - All Users
- Screen sentence deletion
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
Quiz Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for quizzes - All Users
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
