中坊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
ぼう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From 中学生 (middle-school student) + 坊主 (Buddhist monk, kiddo); comparing another Internet user's immaturity to that of a typical middle-school student.[1]

Noun

(ちゅう)(ぼう) • (chūbō) 

  1. (education) middle-school student
  2. (Internet slang) an Internet troll
  3. (Internet slang) a noob

Proper noun

中坊(なかぼう) • (Nakabō) 

  1. a surname

References

  1. , Japanese Language Stack Exchange
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