Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “三日坊主”

三日坊主

みっかぼうず

person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker

Example sentence

He can't stick to anything very long.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

三

On: さん;ぞう
Kun: み;み.つ;みっ.つ
Stroke count: 3

・three

日

On: にち;じつ
Kun: ひ;-び;-か
Stroke count: 4

・day

・sun

・japan

・counter for days

坊

On: ぼう;ぼっ
Kun: —
Stroke count: 7

・boy

・priest's residence

・priest

主

On: しゅ;す;しゅう
Kun: ぬし;おも;あるじ
Stroke count: 5

・lord

・chief

・master

・main thing

・principal