仏
Buddha, the dead, France
Readings
On'yomi
- ブツ
- フツ
Kun'yomi
- ほとけ
Meaning
仏 centers on the Buddha and, by extension, the dead or departed. The meaning "France" is a modern phonetic abbreviation unrelated to the core idea.
Most common words using 仏
20 of 317- 仏ほとけN2
Buddha; Shakyamuni
- 仏ふつN1
France
- 仏教ぶっきょうN3
Buddhism
- 仏像ぶつぞうN1
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
- 成仏じょうぶつ
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana
- 大仏だいぶつN1
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
- 仏壇ぶつだん
Buddhist (household) altar
- 念仏ねんぶつ
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha
- 仏陀ぶっだ
Buddha
- 仏教徒ぶっきょうと
Buddhist
- 仏閣ぶっかく
Buddhist temple
- 神仏しんぶつ
gods and Buddha
- 仏語ふつご
French (language)
- 仏法ぶっぽう
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
- 仏具ぶつぐ
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
- 南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつ
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
- 仏滅ぶつめつ
Buddha's death
- 南仏なんふつ
Southern France; le Midi
- 石仏せきぶつ
stone Buddhist image
- 仏典ぶってん
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
Study
Etymology
仏 is the modern simplified form of 佛. The older form combines 亻 (person) with 弗, which contributed the sound and helped express the idea of a Buddha or enlightened being.
Meaning mnemonic
The person radical 亻 beside the simplified shape 厶 suggests a person who has attained Buddhahood. Think of a person sitting in meditation, representing the Buddha.
Reading mnemonic
For ブツ, imagine a Buddha statue with boots on: boots -> ブツ, and the person-shaped Buddha wears them.