JLPT N1 · Noun

仏像 (butsuzou)

仏像 (ぶつぞう, butsuzou) is a Japanese noun meaning “statue of Buddha; image of Buddha”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶつぞう
Romaji: butsuzou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image · noun

Example sentences

この仏像の年代は正確に推定することができない。

This Buddhist image cannot be dated exactly.

Tatoeba #219945

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

Kanji in 仏像

仏

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

像

statue, picture, imageゾウ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 仏像.

仏ほとけBuddha像ぞうimage想像そうぞうimagination現像げんぞうdevelopment (of film)映像えいぞうimage (on a screen)

Source: JMdict entry 1502190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.