仏 (hotoke)
Buddha,merciful person,Buddhist image,the dead
- JLPT N3
- noun
- Pitch 0
- #3494 most frequent
Meaning
仏 (ほとけ, hotoke) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “Buddha,merciful person,Buddhist image,the dead”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
仏の教えを勉強しました。
I studied the teachings of Buddha.
知らぬが仏。
Ignorance is bliss.
大仏駅休止。
Daibutsu Station was abolished.
仏の顔も三度。
You can only go so far.
大仏駅が開業。
Daibutsu Station was established.
もう神も仏もない。
Now there is neither God nor Buddha.
薬師如来の仏国土。
It also refers to the land where Yakushi-nyorai resides.
仏花を立て替える。
Change the bukka (flowers for the Buddha).
仏像はがらんどうだ.
The statue of Buddha is hollow.
奈良は大仏で有名です。
Nara is famous for Daibutsu.
彼は仏像を木で彫った。
He carved a Buddha statue from wood.
樒・仏花を立て替える。
Change the shikimi (Japanese star anise) and bukka.