腕白坊主

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腕	白	坊	主
わん Grade: S	はく > ぱく Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: S	す > ず Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

腕白(わんぱく) (wanpaku, “mischievous”) + 坊主(ぼうず) (bōzu, “young boy”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わんぱくぼーず [wàńpákú bóꜜòzù] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [β̞ã̠mpa̠kɯ̟ bo̞ːzɨ]

Noun

腕(わん)白(ぱく)坊(ぼう)主(ず) • (wanpakubōzu)

rascal (mischievous boy)

References

^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN