What does kanji 菩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 菩 is kind of grass.

How is kanji 菩 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 菩 are ボ.

What words use kanji 菩?

Example words that use kanji 菩 include 菩薩, 菩提樹, 菩提, 菩提寺.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

菩

Meaning

Kanji 菩

kind of grass

kind of grass, sacred tree

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: -
Onyomi 音読み: ボ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2086
Strokes: 11
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 部 • 培 • 陪 • 倍 • 剖 • 咅 • 勏

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

菩薩

ぼさち

High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)

菩提

ぼだい

happiness in the next world

菩提寺

ぼだいじ

one's family temple

菩提を弔う

ぼだいをとむらう

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

菩提薩埵

ぼだいさった

bodhisattva

菩提心

ぼだいしん

aspiration for Buddhahood

菩提達磨

ぼだいだるま

Bodhidharma

菩提道場

ぼだいどうじょう

Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

インド菩提樹

インドぼだいじゅ

sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)

ベンガル菩提樹

ベンガルぼだいじゅ

Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis)

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は菩提樹の下で悟りを開いた。

He attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree.

菩薩は衆生を救う存在です。

A Bodhisattva is a being who saves sentient beings.

その寺には古い菩提樹がある。

There is an old bodhi tree in that temple.

父の菩提を弔う。

Pray for the repose of my father's soul.

菩提心を持つことは大切だ。

It is important to have the aspiration for enlightenment.

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サイコダイバー魔性菩薩 Psycho Diver: Mashou Bosatsu