Vocabulary

What does 牧師 (ぼくし, bokushi) mean?

牧師 (ぼくし, bokushi) means pastor, minister.

Quick facts
Readingぼくし
Romajibokushi
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぼくし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbokushi

pastor, minister

  1. 1noun · no-adjective pastor; minister; clergyman

Example sentences

  • His father is a pastor at the local church.

  • The pastor gave words of blessing at the wedding.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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