JLPT N3 · Noun

仏 (hotoke)

仏 (ほとけ, hotoke) is a Japanese noun meaning “Buddha; Shakyamuni”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほとけ
Romaji: hotoke
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

Buddha; Shakyamuni · noun
Buddhist image; figure of Buddha · noun
the dead; dead person; departed soul · noun · also written as ホトケ
merciful person · noun

Example sentences

あの人は仏のような人だ。

He is a saint of a man.

Tatoeba #230707

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 仏

仏

Buddha, the dead, Franceブツ・フツ・ほとけ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 仏.

仏像ぶつぞうstatue of Buddha

Source: JMdict entry 1501760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.