仏様 (Hotokesama): (a) Buddha, Deceased Person

Meaning

English

(a) Buddha
deceased person

Reading

Kana

ほとけさま

Romaji

hotokesama

Writing Variants

仏さま ほとけさま hotokesama

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 死者,死人,故人,仏,帰らぬ人,宗教,儀式,葬式 Rank 103784 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

神様仏様

かみさまほとけさま

God and Buddha

仏教

ぶっきょう

Buddhism

仏像

ぶつぞう

statue of Buddha

仏具

ぶつぐ

Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)

仏語

ふつご

French (language)

仏文

ふつぶん

French

仏

ほとけ

merciful person

仏領

ふつりょう

French possession

仏学

ぶつがく

Buddhist studies

仏間

ぶつま

Buddhist family chapel

仏前

ぶつぜん

(before a) Buddhist altar

仏法

ぶっぽう

Buddhist teachings

Example Sentences

2

倒れていた老人は、実は仏様だったのです。

The old man who'd fallen was really Buddha.

仏様は、うさぎの努力に感心し、うさぎを月に昇らせ、永遠にその姿をとどめさせたのです。

Buddha, impressed by the rabbit's efforts, raised him unto the moon and set him in that form forever more.