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おぼうさん
Kanji
お坊さん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
仏教の僧侶や修行者。また、そうした人に対する親しみをこめた、ややくだけた呼び方。 / 寺院に住み、読経や法要、布教、地域の人々への宗教的な相談・儀式などを行う人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おてらでほとけさまにおつとめをするおしょうさんやそうにんのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
和尚 / 僧人 / 佛教僧侣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
和尚（口語） / 僧人 / 佛教僧侶
Korean Meaning
스님 / 불교 승려 / 불교 성직자
Vietnamese Meaning
nhà sư (cách gọi thân mật) / sư thầy / thầy tu Phật giáo
Tagalog Meaning
mongheng Budista / paring Budista
Sense（1）
お坊さん: a Buddhist monk (informal)
（ romanization ）
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おぼうさん
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The monk was meditating in the temple.
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おぼうさんが寺で瞑想をしていました。
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