Keyword
boy
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig531
Readings
ぼう
(61%)
(16%)
ぼん
(15%)
ぼっ
(6%)
Composed of
earth
way
Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
glutton; gourmand
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
close-cropped hair; shaven head
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
middle-school student
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
oversleeping; late riser
close-cropped head; bald hill
sea monster; green turtle
young priest; scamp
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
monk; priest; boy
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
temple; monk's quarters; monk
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
visitor's or pilgrims' lodgings in a temple; priest's quarters
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster
flustered person; hasty person
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
forgetful person
priests' temple quarters
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
short-tempered or irritable person
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
bowl cut; mushroom cut
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
closely cropped hair
flustered person; hasty person
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
all over town
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
head temple (of a branch temple); head priest's temple quarters
naked person (esp. child)
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
blocking the way; standing in the way
large sea turtle; heavy drinker
beetle-browed boy; mischief
grid city plan used for the Imperial capital
nickname for such names as Haruo or Haruko
master priest
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
glutton; gourmand
skilfish (Erilepis zonifer); skil
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
tatami mat without a "heri" (edge)
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
overly pious; sanctimonious; priestly; monkish
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
white person; whitey; honkie
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
wild boar piglet
swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan
(Internet) troll
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
former crown prince; the late crown prince
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
monk; priest; boy
young gentleman; boy
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
bowl cut; mushroom cut
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
skilfish (Erilepis zonifer); skil
swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants)
naughty child; unruly child
naughty child; unruly child
naughty child; unruly child
dragonet (any fish of family Callionymidae, esp. Richard's dragonet, Repomucenus richardsonii)
scoring combination consisting of the January, December, and August 20-point cards
low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); monk
man with a bald or shaven head
master of the priests quarters
spiteful person
divorcing woman
tub-thumping preacher; preacher (priest) who is good at delivering a sermon; pulpiteer (usually with contemptuous implication)
shaved head; person with a shaved head
beaked whale; Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)
female or male prostitute serving a monk; (fig.) luring a monk into depredation
silent person; taciturn person
uneducated monk; ignorant monk; (lit.) potato-digging monk
take it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
take it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
take it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
Botchan dango; tricolor dango on a skewer (matcha, egg yolk, and red bean paste)
paifang (Chinese architectural arch or gateway)
American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)
Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Amur falcon (Falco amurensis); eastern red-footed falcon
Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale
Examples (125 in total)
In a few days, the baby will be able to walk.
Our baby is not yet articulate.
She was alone with her baby in the house.