凡僧

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
凡 僧
ぼん
Grade: S 		そう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
凡僧 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
凡 僧
ぼん
Grade: S 		そう > ぞう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
凡僧 (kyūjitai)

Noun

凡(ぼん)僧(そう) or 凡(ぼん)僧(ぞう) • (bonsō or bonzō) 

  1. An ordinary, lowly, itinerant monk.
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 61:
      Bonzô ボンゾゥ (凡僧) すなわち、Curai naqi iyaxiqi sô. (位なき卑しき僧) 位のない普通の僧.
      Bonzō, that is to say a lowly monk of low standing. An ordinary monk of low standing.

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: bonzo
  • → Polish: bonza (both "monk" and "bigwig"), → bonzo ("bigwig") (most likely borrowed through at least one intermediary)

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