🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ぼーじ【坊主・房主】 : booji | define meaning
booji
Pronunciation: [boːd͡ʑi]
Definition
Noun
- Buddhist monk; monk
- Someone with a shaven head
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ぼうず【坊主・房主】 bouzu "Buddhist monk".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Bishop at chess (lit. priest). Bōdsee, or Bōdzee (*The o in this word is sounded as in the English word Bode)".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 坊主 房主 |
| Kana | ぼーじ |
| Romanization | booji |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [boːd͡ʑi] |
意味：ぼうず【坊主・房主】
Categories:
坊主
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). ぼーじ【坊主・房主】 : booji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7939/booji/.