荼毘 (だび) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 The deceased was cremated.
Written forms
荼毘Usage88%
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist term.
ダビUsage12%
荼毗
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji form.
Etymology
From Sanskrit jhāpita, meaning 'cremated', via Chinese.
