インドボダイジュ

イ

ン

ド

ぼ

だ

い

じゅ

Meanings

1

noun

sacred fig; bodhi tree; peepal tree

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree species Ficus religiosa, known in English as sacred fig, bodhi tree, or peepal tree. The Japanese name literally means 'Indian bodhi tree'.

インドボダイジュは仏ぶっ教きょうで神しん聖せいな木きとされています。
The sacred fig is considered a holy tree in Buddhism.

公こう

園えん

に

大おお

きな

インド

ボダイジュ

が

植う

え

られ

て

い

ます

。

A large bodhi tree is planted in the park.

Written forms

インドボダイジュ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common and matches usual-kana usage.
インド菩ぼ提だい樹じゅ
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice. It is usually written in kana.
印いん度ど菩ぼ提だい樹じゅ
Kanji spelling with old form 印度 for India; very rare.

Kanji

菩kind of grass, sacred tree
提propose, take along, carry in hand
樹timber, trees, wood
印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time

Similar words

菩ぼ提だい樹じゅ
菩提樹 usually refers to the linden tree (Tilia) in Japanese, not the sacred fig. インドボダイジュ specifically denotes Ficus religiosa.

Etymology

From インド (India) + 菩提樹 (bodhi tree). The word 菩提樹 alone can be ambiguous in Japanese, so インド is prefixed to specify the sacred fig.