Word Meaning 仏滅

ぶつめつ butsumetsu

仏滅 is read as ぶつめつ (butsumetsu) and means Buddha's death.

Meaning

English

Buddha's death
very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)

Reading

Kana

ぶつめつ

Romaji

butsumetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 125398 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仏滅日

ぶつめつにち

very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

仏滅紀元

ぶつめつきげん

Buddhist calendar

仏壇

ぶつだん

Buddhist (household) altar

仏閣

ぶっかく

Buddhist temple

仏典

ぶってん

Buddhist scriptures

仏独

ふつどく

France and Germany

仏光寺派

ぶっこうじは

Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

仏和辞典

ふつわじてん

French-Japanese dictionary

仏心宗

ぶっしんしゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

仏舎利

ぶっしゃり

Buddha's ashes

仏法僧

ぶっぽうそう

Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

仏幕

ぶつまく

coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple