禅坊主 – vocab dash

禅ぜん坊ぼう主ず

Meanings

Noun

1. Zen monk (Rare)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

ぜんぼうず

Composed of

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

Noun

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; not catching anything; getting skunked; the August 20-point card

Noun

Examples1

禅ぜん坊ぼう主ずじゃあるまいし、毎まい日にち毎まい日にち、一いち汁じゅう一いっ菜さいのダイエットメニューは勘かん弁べんしてよ。

What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.