noun

  1. boy, son, child. Familiar language.
  2. mere boy, stripling, greenhorn. Derogatory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
坊や ぼうや

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boy, priest's residence, priest
ボウ ボッ (7th)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)