ほとけ

仏

Buddha; Shakyamuni

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

Buddha•Shakyamuni

Noun

Buddhist image•figure of Buddha

Noun

the dead•dead person•departed soul

Noun

merciful person

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Kanji Breakdown

Example Sentences

知らぬが仏(ほとけ)。

Ignorance is bliss.

仏(ほとけ)の顔(かお)も三度。

You can only go so far.

あの人(ひと)は仏(ほとけ)のような人(ひと)だ。

He is a saint of a man.

Related Kanji

Buddha, the dead, France

ブツ / ほとけ

Other Readings

This kanji can also be read as:

ふつFrance ぶつBuddha