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小僧

Reading

Kana: こぞう
Romaji: kozou
Kana
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Definitions

1

youngster

2

young Buddhist priest

3

young shopboy; errand boy; apprentice

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Reading: ソウ
Meanings: Buddhist priest, monk

Example Sentences

門前(もんぜん)小僧(こぞう)(なら)わぬ(けい)()む。
➥A saint's maid quotes Latin.
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そのいたずら小僧(こぞう)から()(はな)すな。
➥Keep an eye on the naughty kid.
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(かれ)はよく近所(きんじょ)腕白(わんぱく)小僧(こぞう)たちをののしったものだ。
➥He would swear at the naughty boys in the neighborhood.
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彼女(かのじょ)腕白(わんぱく)小僧(こぞう)(はら)()てている。
➥She got angry with the naughty boy.
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あのわんぱく小僧(こぞう)のいたずらには閉口(へいこう)する。
➥That naughty boy annoys me by his pranks.
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また(ぼく)をかつごうとしているのかい、このいたずら小僧(こぞう)め。
➥Are you going to play tricks on me again, you naughty boy?
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