三日坊主

みっかぼうず

Meanings

1. Noun person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker (literally: monk for three days)

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as み.
• 日 day
• 坊 boy. Read as ボウ.
• 主 main. Read as ス.

Example sentences

• 彼は何事でも三日坊主だ。
  He can't stick to anything very long.
• 彼は何もかも三日坊主だ。
  He can't stick to anything very long.
• 新しくブログを始めた。三日坊主にならないようがんばるぞ！
  I started a new blog. I'll do my best to keep it going.
• ズンバやりたいって？また三日坊主で終わっちゃうんじゃないの？
  So you want to do zumba? Aren't you going to get tired of it fast, like everything else?

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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