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坊間 (ぼうかん, boukan) Japanese meaning: all over town | Kotomora

坊ぼう間かん

ぼ

う

か

ん

Meanings

1

all over town; throughout the town

Describes something happening or being known widely across a town or city. Often used in expressions like 坊間の噂 (town gossip).

その噂うわさは坊ぼう間かんに広ひろまった。
The rumor spread all over town.

Kanji

坊boy, priest's residence, priest
間interval, space

Etymology

Compound of 坊 (ぼう, 'town district') and 間 (かん, 'among, between'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'throughout the town'.