坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい Meanings Expression, い-adjective if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for (literally: hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments) Kanji 坊 boy. Read as ボウ. 主 main 憎 hate. Read as にくい. 袈 a coarse camlet 裟 Buddhist surplice Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists