ぼうし

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See also: ほうし, ほうじ, and ぼうじ

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

ぼうし (bōshi

  1. 防止: prevention
  2. 帽子: hat, cap
  3. 暴死: a sudden death, as from a heart attack
  4. 鋩子: the tip of a sword or dagger blade

Pronunciation 2

Noun

ぼうし (bōshi

  1. 亡子: a deceased child
  2. 亡姉: one's own deceased elder sister
  3. 亡師: one's deceased teacher or mentor
  4. 某氏: anonymous, an unnamed person
  5. 某紙: a certain newspaper (indefinite or obscured reference)
  6. 茅茨: thatching with Imperata cylindrica grass and rose brambles
  7. 眸子: pupil of an eye
  8. 謀士: a planner, someone who is good at coming up with plans and schemes

Pronunciation 3

Noun

ぼうし (bōshi

  1. 紡糸: yarn; spinning fibre into thread
  2. 傍視: looking to the side

Verb

ぼうしする (bōshi surusuru (stem ぼうし (bōshi shi), past ぼうしした (bōshi shita))

  1. 紡糸: to spin yarn, to spin fiber into thread
  2. 傍視: to look to the side

Pronunciation 4

  • Pitch accent unknown

Noun

ぼうし (bōshi

  1. 坊市: (rare) a town
  2. 某誌: a certain magazine (indefinite or obscured reference)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN