坊さん

ぼうさん · bousan · JLPT N2 · noun

priest

坊さん — priest

🪷 坊 = temple quarters + さん = person: a monk is the person who lives at the temple

坊 originally meant a monk's residence or hall within a temple, and さん is the polite person suffix. The ou in ぼうさん is a long o sound.

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