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N2 Kanji 8: 仏

Meaning:

In Japanese, 仏 means “Buddha”.


How to read it:

Kunyomiほとけ
Onyomiぶつ

How to write it:


Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin.
However, you can remember this kanji this way.

仏 = 人 + ム
人 means human. ム is part of Namu Amida Butsu.
The Buddha said “Namu Amida Butsu” to human.
So 仏 means “Buddha”.

Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaning
Inter仏教ぶっきょうbuddhism
Interほとけbuddha
Adv念仏ねんぶつprayer to Buddha
Adv神仏しんぶつgod and buddha
Adv仏壇ぶつだんbuddhist altar
H_Adv仏像ぶつぞうbuddha statue
H_Adv大仏だいぶつbig buddha
H_Adv仏法ぶっぽうbuddhist law
S_Adv仏閣ぶっかくbuddhist temple
S_Adv南無阿弥陀仏なむあみだぶつnanashi amida buddha
S_Adv仏陀ぶつだbuddha
S_Adv成仏じょうぶつto die

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