“Sonny” in Japanese
Short answer
Sonny in Japanese is “坊主” (bouzu). Full meaning: Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad.
Other ways to say “Sonny” in Japanese
兄ちゃん
niichan (one's) older brother; young man, sonny, lad
お兄ちゃん
oniichan (one's) older brother; lad, sonny
坊
bo bonze, monk; monk's dwelling; boy, son, sonny
ボーズ
bouzu Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad
ぼうず
bouzu Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad
ボウズ
bouzu Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad
ボウ
bou bonze, monk; monk's dwelling; boy, son, sonny
ぼう
bou bonze, monk; monk's dwelling; boy, son, sonny
房主
bouzu Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad
坊ズ
bouzu Buddhist priest, bonze; close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head; boy, sonny, lad
坊っ
bo bonze, monk; monk's dwelling; boy, son, sonny
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