Japanese

さん

おぼうさん
Meaning: Buddhist monk
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

お
坊
さ
ん

Example sentences

I asked the monk for a funeral.
祖父の葬儀で、お坊さんが静かに経を唱えていた。
At my grandfather's funeral, the monk was quietly chanting sutras.

Usage Notes

A polite way to refer to a Buddhist monk in Japanese. 'O-' is a polite prefix and '-san' is a polite suffix.

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