Word Meaning 仏滅紀元

ぶつめつきげん butsumetsukigen

仏滅紀元 is read as ぶつめつきげん (butsumetsukigen) and means Buddhist calendar.

Meaning

English

Buddhist calendar

Reading

Kana

ぶつめつきげん

Romaji

butsumetsukigen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 96799 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仏滅日

ぶつめつにち

very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

仏滅

ぶつめつ

Buddha's death

紀元

きげん

era

一新紀元

いちしんきげん

new era

大紀元

だいきげん

The Epoch Times

新紀元

しんきげん

new era

キリスト紀元

きりすときげん

Christian Era

紀元前

きげんぜん

pre-era

紀元後

きげんご

post-era

紀元節

きげんせつ

Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)

仏壇

ぶつだん

Buddhist (household) altar

仏閣

ぶっかく

Buddhist temple