お坊さん おぼうさん Meanings Noun Buddhist priest; monk See also: 坊さん (ぼうさん). son (of others) See also: お坊ちゃん (おぼっちゃん). Kanji 坊 boy. Read as ボウ. Word lists Familiar language Honorific (尊敬語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists