Kanji

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
怒られた彼は、仏頂面をして部屋を出た。

Scolded, he left the room with a sour face.

ほとけ
彼は本当に仏のような人だ。

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

どする どする
仏は迷える衆生をどするために現れた。

Buddha appeared to save lost sentient beings.

仏壇 ぶつだん
祖母は毎日、仏壇にお供え物をしている。

My grandmother offers something to the Buddhist altar every day.

拝む おがむ
祖母は毎朝、仏壇に向かって手を合わせ、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
日本には多くの仏教寺院がある。

There are many Buddhist temples in Japan.

信仰 しんこう
祖母は熱心な仏教の信仰を持っており、毎朝お経を上げている。

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

仏像 ぶつぞう
その寺には美しい仏像がたくさんあります。

There are many beautiful Buddhist statues in that temple.

黄金 おうごん
その仏像は純粋な黄金で作られている。

That Buddha statue is made of pure gold.

仏様 ほとけさま
子供の頃、祖母と一緒に仏様にお供えをした。

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

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