Word Meaning 菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ bodaiju

菩提樹 is read as ぼだいじゅ (bodaiju) and means Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree).

Meaning

English

Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)
sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
bodhi tree
bo tree
peepal tree
pipal tree

Reading

Kana

ぼだいじゅ

Romaji

bodaiju

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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印度菩提樹

いんどぼだいじゅ

sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)

ベンガル菩提樹

べんがるぼだいじゅ

Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis)

菩提寺

ぼだいじ

one's family temple

菩提

ぼだい

happiness in the next world

菩提道場

ぼだいどうじょう

Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

菩提心

ぼだいしん

aspiration for Buddhahood

菩提達磨

ぼだいだるま

Bodhidharma

菩提を弔う

ぼだいをとむらう

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

菩提薩埵

ぼだいさった

bodhisattva

発菩提心

ほつぼだいしん

deciding to embrace Buddhism

阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい

anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)

菩薩

ぼさち

High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)

Example Sentences

彼は菩提樹の下で悟りを開いた。

かれはぼだいじゅのしたでさとりをひらいた。

He attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree.

その寺には古い菩提樹がある。

そのてらにはふるいぼだいじゅがある。

There is an old bodhi tree in that temple.

釈迦は菩提樹に身を寄せた。

しゃかはぼだいじゅにみをよせた。

Shakyamuni leaned against the bodhi tree.

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菩提樹武男 Badaiju Takeo