吾あが仏ほとけ

expression, noun, pronoun

my dear; my beloved; my Buddha

Archaic idiomatic expression used as a term of endearment, literally 'my Buddha'. It carries a deeply affectionate, almost worshipful tone. Rare in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい手て紙がみに「吾あが仏ほとけ、いとおしき人ひと」と書かかれていた。

  In an old letter, it was written, 'My dear, my beloved person.'

• 「あがほとけ」は、文も字じ通どおりには「私わたしの仏ほとけ」を意い味みする古ふるい愛あい称しょうだ。

  'Agahotoke' is an old term of endearment that literally means 'my Buddha'.