Word Meaning 布袋

ほてい hotei

布袋 is read as ほてい (hotei) and means Hotei.

Meaning

English

  1. Hotei
  2. Budai
  3. god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

Reading

Kana

ほてい

Romaji

hotei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words Rank 139179 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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布袋腹

ほていばら

a potbelly

布袋葵

ほていあおい

common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)

布袋蘭

ほていらん

fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa, esp. Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa)

bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

布団

ふとん

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

布地

きれじ

cloth

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布告

ふこく

edict

布教

ふきょう

propagation (e.g. a religion)

布目

ぬのめ

texture

布子

ぬのこ

clothes padded with cotton

布引

ぬのびき

stretching of cloth