坊主

房主

Reading

Kana: ぼうず

Romaji: bouzu

Definitions

noun

1

Buddhist priest; bonze

2

close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head

3

boy; sonny; lad

Note: familiar language; derogatory

4

not catching anything (in fishing)

See also: お凸 (reading おでこ, entry #3)

Kanji

坊

Readings: ボウ、 ボッ

Meanings: boy, priest's residence, priest

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

房

Readings: ボウ、 ふさ

Meanings: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は何事(なにごと)でも三日坊主(みっかぼうず)だ。

➥He can't stick to anything very long.

禅(ぜん)坊主(ぼうず)じゃあるまいし、毎日(まいにち)毎日(まいにち)、一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい)のダイエットメニューは勘弁(かんべん)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.

窓(まど)ガラスを割(わ)ったいたずら坊主(ぼうず)はだれだ？

➥Who's the naughty boy that broke the window?