坊主

ぼうず

buddhist monk

Also:close-cropped hair, boy, not catching anything

What does 坊主 mean?

坊主 is a Japanese noun meaning buddhist monk in English. It can also be translated as close-cropped hair, boy, not catching anything depending on context. It is written as 坊主 in kanji, ぼうず in hiragana, and bouzu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.