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Reading

Kana: ぼう
Romaji: bou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

chamber; room

2

home of a monk; monk

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3

Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

(Astronomy, etc. term)
See also: 二十八宿 蒼竜 (reading そうりょう, entry #3)

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 ふさ
Meanings: tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room

Example Sentences

乳房(ちぶさ)(いた)いです。
➥My breasts are tender.
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暖房(だんぼう)()しましたか。
➥Did you turn off the heater?
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(かれ)独房(どくぼう)()れられた。
➥He was put in a cell.
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去年(きょねん)女房(にょうぼう)()なれた。
➥I lost my wife last year.
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暖房(だんぼう)(こわ)れています。
➥The heater is broken.
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冬中(ふゆちゅう)暖房無(だんぼうな)しで(とお)した。
➥I did without heating all through the winter.
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