noun

  1. youngster, boy, kid, brat.
  2. young Buddhist monk, young bonze.
  3. young shop-boy, errand boy, apprentice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
小僧 こぞう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
Buddhist priest, monk
ソウ (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (11th)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)