What does 坊 mean in 隠れん坊?


隠れん坊 means ''hide and seek''.

隠 means ''to hide/conceal'' so that part makes sense.

But 坊 means ''boy/priest/priest's residence'' which doesn't make sense here.

Can anyone shed some light on the Kanji for ''hide and seek'' ?




-ん坊【ぼう】/-んぼ is a now largely unproductive suffix that tells "who tends/likes to do —", usually in a childlike manner.

  * かくれんぼ "(the game of) sneaky people"
  * くいしんぼ "foodie / greedy guts"
  * わすれんぼ "forgetful person"
  * あばれんぼ "rowdy person"




-ん坊【ぼう】/-んぼ is a now largely unproductive suffix that tells "who tends/likes to do —", usually in a childlike manner.

  * かくれんぼ "(the game of) sneaky people"
  * くいしんぼ "foodie / greedy guts"
  * わすれんぼ "forgetful person"
  * あばれんぼ "rowdy person"

