念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえる

expression, ichidan verb

chant the nembutsu

A Buddhist phrase referring to the recitation of the nembutsu (念仏), the invocation of Amida Buddha's name, typically '南無阿弥陀仏'.

See also: 念仏

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい朝あさ、仏ぶつ壇だんの前まえで念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえる。

  My grandmother chants the nembutsu in front of the family altar every morning.