Word Meaning 借花献仏

しゃっかけんぶつ shakkakembutsu

借花献仏 is read as しゃっかけんぶつ (shakkakembutsu) and means winning favor or influence using someone else's property.

Meaning

English

winning favor or influence using someone else's property
plagiarism
presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers

Reading

Kana

しゃっかけんぶつ

Romaji

shakkakembutsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 93521 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

献花

けんか

flower offering

献花台

けんかだい

table for memorial flowers

仏桑花

ぶっそうげ

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

仏花

ぶっか

flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

借款

しゃっかん

(international) loan

借用証書

しゃくようしょうしょ

promissory note

借金が嵩む

しゃっきんがかさむ

to get deeper in debt

借株

かりかぶ

rented coaching stock

借金地獄

しゃっきんじごく

debt trap

借金を踏み倒す

しゃっきんをふみたおす

to default on one's debt

借賃

かりちん

rental fee

借銭

しゃくせん

debt