Word Meaning 法華

ほけ hoke

法華 is read as ほけ (hoke) and means Lotus Sutra.

Meaning

English

  1. Lotus Sutra
  2. Nichiren sect
  3. Tendai sect

Reading

Kana

ほけ

Romaji

hoke

Writing Variants

  • 法華 ほっけ hokke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 72542 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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法華経

ほけきょう

Lotus Sutra

法華八講

ほっけはっこう

Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

法華神道

ほっけしんとう

Hokke Shinto (Shinto doctrines based on Nichiren Buddhism)

法華宗

ほっけしゅう

Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)

南無妙法蓮華経

なむみょうほうれんげきょう

Glory to the Sutra

妙法蓮華経

みょうほうれんげきょう

Lotus Sutra

法廷

ほうてい

court (of law)

法案

ほうあん

bill (law)

法曹界

ほうそうかい

legal circles

法曹

ほうそう

legal profession

法改正案

ほうかいせいあん

law reform proposal

法定平価

ほうていへいか

mint parity