仏 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ブツぶつ · butsu
- Kun
- ほとけhotoke
- Meaning
- Buddha; France
Stroke order
Origin
The old form 佛 joins 亻 "person" with 弗; one who is human yet beyond the human — hence "Buddha."
Readings and examples
| Onブツぶつbutsu | 仏事ぶつじ仏像ぶつぞう念仏ねんぶつ |
|---|---|
| Kunほとけhotoke | 仏ふつ仏様ふつさま生き仏いきぼとけ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 仏教ぶっきょう
Buddhism
- 大仏だいぶつ
great statue of Buddha
- 仏陀ぶっだ
Example
奈良の大仏を見に行った。
I went to see the Great Buddha of Nara.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)