Definition of 門前の小僧 (もんぜんのこぞう)
もんぜんこぞう
門前の小僧
もんぜんのこぞう
monzennokozou
expression
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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you, a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)(proverb, abbreviation)
See also:門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む (もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ)
Related Kanji
| 門 | gate, counter for cannons |
| 前 | in front, before |
| 小 | little, small |
| 僧 | Buddhist priest, monk |