仏 Kanji – Buddha
The Japanese kanji 仏 can mean Buddha, the dead, France.
Meaning and Readings
How is 仏 read?
仏 has the onyomi readings ブツ, フツ and the kunyomi reading ほとけ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as butsu, futsu, hotoke.
Common Japanese Words Using 仏
These common Japanese words contain 仏. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 石仏（せきぶつ） — stone Buddhist image
- 大仏（だいぶつ） — large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
- 念仏（ねんぶつ） — nembutsu, nianfo, the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha
- 仏（ふつ） — France
- 仏（ほとけ） — Buddha, Shakyamuni
- 仏教（ぶっきょう） — Buddhism
- 仏語（ふつご） — French (language)
- 仏像（ぶつぞう） — statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
- 仏壇（ぶつだん） — Buddhist (household) altar
- 仏文（ふつぶん） — French, French writing, French literature