小僧

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
monk
simp. and trad.
(小僧)

Pronunciation


Noun

小僧

  1. (Buddhism) young/novice Buddhist monk

Pronoun

小僧

  1. (Buddhism, by a monk, humble) I

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小僧):
  • Japanese: ()(ぞう) (kozō)
  • Korean: 소승(小僧) (soseung)

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
そう > ぞう
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (ko, "small," "little") + (, "bonze," "Buddhist monk").

Pronunciation

    Noun

    ()(ぞう) • (kozō) 

    1. (Buddhism) young/novice Buddhist monk
    2. servant boy in a merchant house (now obsolete)
    3. kid, brat, youngster

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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