坊主

Meaning

1. n
   Buddhist priest; bonze
2. n
   close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
3. n
   boy; sonny; lad
4. n
   not catching anything; getting skunked
5. n
   the August 20-point card

Example sentences

• 酔って来ると、随分面白い坊主で、いろんなことをしゃべり出す。

  When he gets drunk, he's quite an interesting priest, and he talks about various things.

• 宗派によっては、お坊さんは坊主にしなくてもいいんだってね。知らなかったよ。

  I didn't know that depending on which sect they belong to, priests don't necessarily have to shave their head.

• 坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を描いた。

  The priest skillfully drew a picture of a priest on a folding screen.