仏陀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仏 陀
ぶつ > ぶっ
Grade: 5		 だ
Jinmeiyō
Irregular
Kanji in this term
仏 陀
ぶつ
Grade: 5		 だ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali buddha or Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddhá). The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 佛陀.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

仏陀 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 佛陀, hiragana ぶつだ, rōmaji Butsuda) (alternative reading katakana ブッダ, romaji Budda)

  1. (Buddhism) Buddha
    • 2008 July 16 [Jan 23 2008], Nakamura, Hikaru, “その２　最聖珍道中 [Chapter 2: The Ultimate Holy Journey]”, in 聖セイント☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha:
      目覚めた人 ブッダ　神の子 イエス　言わずと知れた仏教とキリスト教の祖である
      Mezameta Hito Budda Kami no Ko Iesu Iwaze to shireta Bukkyō to Kirisuto-kyō no so de aru
      Buddha, the Enlightened. Jesus, Son of God. They are widely regarded as the founders of Buddhism and Christianity, respectively.

Noun

仏陀 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 佛陀, hiragana ぶつだ, rōmaji Butsuda) (alternative reading katakana ブッダ, romaji Budda)

  1. (Buddhism) a Buddha
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