Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “禅坊主”

禅坊主

ぜんぼうず

zen monk

Example sentence

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.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

禅

On: ぜん;せん
Kun: しずか;ゆず.る
Stroke count: 13

・zen

・silent meditation

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