仏 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ブツ
- Kun
- ほとけ
- Meaning
- Buddha; France
Origin
The old form 佛 joins 亻 "person" with 弗; one who is human yet beyond the human — hence "Buddha."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ブツ | 仏事・仏像・念仏 |
|---|---|
| ほとけ | 仏・仏様・生き仏 |
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
Example
奈良の大仏を見に行った。
I went to see the Great Buddha of Nara.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)