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Kanji Detail for 佛 - "buddha, buddhism, france"

佛

  • Meaning

    佛 means "buddha, buddhism, france."

    1. Buddha - The enlightened one.

    2. Buddhism - The Buddhist religion.

    3. France - The country.

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    • Verified meaning: buddha, buddhism, france
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぶつさき, ほとけ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 佛

    Surnames 佛(ぶつさき)Listen 佛(ほとけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    France

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Buddha; Buddhist

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The founder of Buddhism. Shakyamuni. All who attain enlightenment in Buddhism are called 佛 (Buddha). | To contradict. Interchangeable with 拂. | 仿佛: Appearing indistinct. Same as 彷彿, 髣髴. | Abbreviation for the currency 佛郎. French currency system uses franc as the unit. Also translated as 法郎.

  • Onyomi

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    butsu(ブツ) ブツ

    futsu(フツ) フツ

  • Kunyomi

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    hotoke(ほとけ) ほとけ

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    buddha buddhism france enlightenment compassion dharma meditation monk nirvana temple wisdom karma religion

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