Word Meaning 鬼の念仏

おにのねんぶつ oni no nembutsu

鬼の念仏 is read as おにのねんぶつ (oni no nembutsu) and means demon's prayer (Ōtsu-e motif depicting a demon wearing monk's robes and holding a bell).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おにのねんぶつ

Romaji

oni no nembutsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 119428 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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鬼面仏心

きめんぶっしん

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha

鬼が出るか仏が出るか

おにがでるかほとけがでるか

God only knows what may happen

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)

隠れ念仏

かくれねんぶつ

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

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