坊主
ぼうず
房主
[bouzu]
Meanings
1.Noun
Buddhist priest; bonze
2.Noun
close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
3.Noun
boy; sonny; lad
4.Noun
《fishing》not catching anything; getting skunked
5.Noun
《hanafuda》the August 20-point card
Related Words
Examples
坊主頭にしてもらった。
I had my head shaved.
近所の寺の坊主に相談した。
I consulted the monk at the neighborhood temple.
今日は魚が一匹も釣れなくて坊主だった。
I didn't catch a single fish today and got skunked.