Japanese

Noun

凡僧 ‎(hiragana ぼんそう, romaji bonsō)

1. an ordinary, lowly monk

Noun

凡僧 ‎(hiragana ぼんぞう, romaji bonzō)

1. an ordinary, lowly monk
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 61)

     Bonzô ボンゾゥ (凡僧) すなわち、Curai naqi iyaxiqi sô. (位なき卑しき僧) 位のない普通の僧.

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.