Kotowaza: 三日坊主 – A Monk for 3 Days

Japanese Kotowaza: 三日坊主 (mikka bouzu) – Review Notes

Today we learned another interesting Japanese ことわざ (kotowaza): 三日坊主 (mikka bouzu). Learn more about it below!

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ことわざ (kotowaza) – Japanese Proverbs:

★　Today, we will learn another interesting ことわざ (kotowaza) – Japanese proverb or saying.

★　三日坊主 (mikka bouzu) means “a monk for three days.”

★　This expression is used to describe a person who can’t stick to anything for a long time.

★　People who gettired of things quickly or often quit soon after starting something are 三日坊主 (mikka bouzu)

★　The image is of someone who tried to become a monk but quit after three days because he couldn’t handle the training.

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Additional Information:

★　三日 (mikka) means “three days” in Japanese.

★　坊主 (bouzu) means “monk” in Japanese.

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