Kun readings

On readings

Example words

ほとけ

じごくにほとけ地獄に仏

manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell

ほとけ仏

Buddha; Shakyamuni

ほとけごころ仏心

mercy; merciful heart; charity

ほとけつくってたましいいれず仏作って魂入れず

so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it

みほとけ御仏

Lord Buddha; The Buddha

ブツ

うまのみみにねんぶつ馬の耳に念仏

preaching to the deaf; chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear

だいぶつ大仏

large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

ねんぶつ念仏

nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha

ぶつぞう仏像

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

ぶつだん仏壇

Buddhist (household) altar

フツ

えいふつかいきょう英仏海峡

English Channel

ちゅうふつ駐仏

stationed in France; resident in France (of ambassadors, etc.)

ふつ仏

France

ふつご仏語

French (language)

ふつぶん仏文

French; French writing; French literature