Definition of 坊主 (ぼうず)

ぼう

坊主

ぼうず

bouzu

noun
1.
Buddhist priest, bonze
2.
close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head
3.
boy, sonny, lad(familiar language, derogatory)
4.
not catching anything (in fishing)
5.
the August 20-point card in hanafuda
See also:花札
Other readings:
房主【ぼうず】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
boy, priest's residence, priest
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room