Meaning of 禅坊主(ぜんぼうず) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 禅坊主

Kana Reading ぜんぼうず

Romaji zenbōzu

Examples of 禅坊主, ぜんぼうず in a sentence

禅坊主じゃあるまいし、毎日毎日、一汁一菜のダイエットメニューは勘弁してよ。

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.

禅 JLPT 1

13 strokes

Zen, silent meditation

On'Yomi: ゼン, セン

Kun'Yomi: しずか, ゆず.る

坊 JLPT 2

7 strokes

boy, priest's residence, priest

On'Yomi: ボウ, ボッ

Kun'Yomi:

主 JLPT 4

5 strokes

lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

On'Yomi: シュ, ス, シュウ

Kun'Yomi: ぬし, おも, あるじ

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