Word Meaning 仏臭い

ほとけくさい hotokekusai

仏臭い is read as ほとけくさい (hotokekusai) and means otherworldly.

Meaning

English

  1. otherworldly
  2. sanctimonious

Reading

Kana

ほとけくさい

Romaji

hotokekusai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 126754 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

仏滅日

ぶつめつにち

very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

仏法僧

ぶっぽうそう

Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

仏恥義理

ぶっちぎり

(establishing a) big lead

仏滅紀元

ぶつめつきげん

Buddhist calendar