小僧
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Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
monk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (小僧) |
小 | 僧 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
小僧
Pronoun
小僧
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“小僧” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 僧 |
| こ Grade: 1 |
そう > ぞう Grade: S |
| yutōyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 小僧 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 小 (ko, "small," "little") + 僧 (sō, "bonze," "Buddhist monk").
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Buddhism) young/novice Buddhist monk
- servant boy in a merchant house (now obsolete)
- kid, brat, youngster
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- カメラ小僧 (kamera kozō): amateur photographer
- 一つ目小僧 (hitotsume kozō): one-eyed goblin
- 小便小僧 (shōben kozō): cupid statues
- 悪戯小僧 (itazura kozō): mischievous boy
- 洟垂れ小僧 (hana-tare kozō): snot-nosed kid
- 腕白小僧 (wanbaku kozō): naughty boy
- 膝小僧 (hizakozō): knee
- 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む (monzen no kozō narawanu kyō o yomu): a saint's maid quotes Latin
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN