Word Meaning 新仏

あらぼとけ arabotoke

新仏 is read as あらぼとけ (arabotoke) and means spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death.

Meaning

English

  1. spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
  2. the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)

Reading

Kana

あらぼとけ

Romaji

arabotoke

Writing Variants

  • 新仏 しんぼとけ shimbotoke
  • 新仏 にいぼとけ niibotoke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 69274 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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鎌倉新仏教

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新築

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new building

新刊

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new book

新造

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(another's) wife (usu. young)

新党

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新設

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新型

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新橋

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新旧

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新卒

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new graduate

新生児

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newborn baby