坊さん (ぼうさん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

坊さん (ぼうさん) means Buddhist priest / monk.

See example sentences below.

坊さん at a glance

坊さん

ぼうさんbousan

N2noun

Buddhist priest / monk

坊さんぼうさんbousanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

Buddhist priest / monk

Example 1

坊さんがお経を唱えています。

Translation

A monk is chanting a sutra.

Example 2

友だちの坊さんに会いに行きました。

Translation

I went to visit my friend who is a Buddhist priest.