味み噌そ擂すり坊ぼう主ず

noun

low-ranking monk doing kitchen chores

Historical term for a junior monk assigned to menial kitchen work such as grinding miso. Rare and not used in modern contexts.

• 味み噌そ擂すり坊ぼう主ずは、寺てらの台だい所どころで味み噌そをすったり雑ざつ用ようをこなした下か級きゅうの僧そう侶りょを指さす言こと葉ばだ。

  Miso-suri-bōzu is a term for a low-ranking monk who ground miso and did odd jobs in the temple kitchen.

noun

monk (derogatory)

Derogatory and rare; used to belittle a monk by implying they are only fit for menial tasks. Not a neutral term for a monk.

• あの坊ぼう主ずは何なにもできない味み噌そ擂すり坊ぼう主ずだと陰かげで言いわれていた。

  Behind his back, they called that monk a miso-suri-bōzu, good for nothing.