Abbreviation used mainly in compounds and written contexts, not as a standalone conversational word for France.
See also: フランス
仏 is used as an abbreviation for France in newspapers and similar contexts.
French (language)
stone Buddhist statue; stone Buddha image · stone-faced person; unemotional person; taciturn person
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shakyamuni; anti-Buddhist movement of the early Meiji era
French style · Presta valve
dying; kicking the bucket · being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
hidden Buddhist image; secret Buddha statue
various buddhas; many buddhas
the seven previous Buddhas
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
French name
French law
French newspaper; French press
French warship
French translation
French franc
French possession; French territory
enshrining a Buddhist image