Kanji

仏

Buddha, the dead, France

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ブツ, フツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほとけ

Nanori (Name Reading)

さとる, ほとけ

Common Readings

ブツ, ほとけ

Example sentences

仏頂面 ぶっちょうづら
怒られた 仏頂面 して 部屋 出た

Scolded, he left the room with a sour face.

ほとけ
本当 よう

He is truly a person with the heart of a Buddha.

どする どする
迷える 衆生 どする ため 現れた

Buddha appeared to save lost sentient beings.

仏壇 ぶつだん
祖母 毎日 仏壇 供え物 している

My grandmother offers something to the Buddhist altar every day.

拝む おがむ
祖母 毎朝 仏壇 向かって 合わせ 拝んでいる

My grandmother puts her hands together and prays toward the Buddhist altar every morning.

仏教 ぶっきょう
日本 多く 仏教 寺院 ある

There are many Buddhist temples in Japan.

信仰 しんこう
祖母 熱心 仏教 信仰 持っており 毎朝 お経 上げている

My grandmother has a deep faith in Buddhism and recites sutras every morning.

仏像 ぶつぞう
その には 美しい 仏像 たくさん あります

There are many beautiful Buddhist statues in that temple.

黄金 おうごん
その 仏像 純粋 黄金 作られている

That Buddha statue is made of pure gold.

仏様 ほとけさま
子供 祖母 一緒 仏様 お供え した

When I was a child, I would make offerings to the Buddha with my grandmother.

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