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仏
Buddha, Buddhism
ほとけ (hotoke)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
About two-thirds of Japanese people participate in Buddhist traditions during funerals and memorial ceremonies. The kanji 仏 is also used as the abbreviation for France (仏) in newspapers.
Memory Trick
Imagine a peaceful Buddha statue sitting calmly inside a quiet temple. That serene figure helps you remember 仏 means 'Buddha.'
Readings
Onyomi: ブツ (butsu), フツ (futsu)
Kunyomi: ほとけ (hotoke)
Example Words
仏教
ぶっきょう (bukkyou)
Buddhism
仏像
ぶつぞう (butsuzou)
Buddha statue
大仏
だいぶつ (daibutsu)
Great Buddha
仏壇
ぶつだん (butsudan)
Buddhist altar
Example Sentence
奈良 の 大仏 は とても 有名です。
なら の だいぶつ は とても ゆうめいです。
Nara no Daibutsu wa totemo yuumei desu
The Great Buddha of Nara is very famous.