Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 坊


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Meaning

boy, son, buddhist priest, bonze

Pronunciation


Explanation

Left: earth , right: side, direction

Mnemonic

(When begging:) On the earth sits at a side: a boy (or a monk).

Radicals

earth(ground, soil)
direction
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Vocabulary

赤ん坊 あかんぼう baby
桜ん坊 さくらんぼう cherry
坊さん ぼうさん Buddhist priest, monk
坊っちゃん ぼっちゃん son (of others)
坊や ぼうや boy
寝坊 ねぼう sleeping in late
朝寝坊 あさねぼう oversleeping, late riser

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