Word Meaning 隠れ念仏

かくれねんぶつ kakurenembutsu

隠れ念仏 is read as かくれねんぶつ (kakurenembutsu) and means secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period).

Meaning

English

secret Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism (practised in Kyushu in the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

かくれねんぶつ

Romaji

kakurenembutsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 103764 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

専修念仏

せんじゅねんぶつ

intently praying to Buddha (esp. Amitabha)

口称念仏

くしょうねんぶつ

chanting an invocation (to Amida Buddha)

鬼の念仏

おにのねんぶつ

demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell)

念仏

ねんぶつ

visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

別時念仏

べつじねんぶつ

recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists)

大念仏

だいねんぶつ

loudly reciting Amithaba's name

念持仏

ねんじぶつ

Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home

空念仏

からねんぶつ

empty words

観念念仏

かんねんねんぶつ

contemplation (on Amida Buddha, the Pure Land, etc.)

馬の耳に念仏

うまのみみにねんぶつ

preaching to the deaf

踊念仏

おどりねんぶつ

Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing

融通念仏宗

ゆうずうねんぶつしゅう

Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)