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仏

Buddha, the dead, France

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes4

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

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  • 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

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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.