Chinese

Noun

小僧

1. (Buddhism) novice Buddhist monk

Pronoun

小僧

1. (Buddhism, by a monk, humble) I

Japanese

Etymology

From 小 (ko, "small," "little") + 僧 (sō, "bonze," "Buddhist monk")

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• (Tokyo) こぞ​う [kòzóꜜò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞zo̞ː]

Noun

小僧 ‎(hiragana こぞう, romaji kozō)

1. priestling, young Buddhist priest
2. servant boy in a merchant house (now obsolete)
3. kid, brat, youngster

Synonyms

• (youngster): 坊主 (ぼうず) ‎(bōzu)

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3