南無阿弥陀仏

Japanese
Kanji in this term
南 無 阿 弥 陀 仏
な
Grade: 2		 む
Grade: 4		 あ
Jinmeiyō		 み
Grade: S		 だ
Jinmeiyō		 ぶつ
Grade: 5
kan’yōon goon

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nʌm mɨo ʔɑ miᴇ dɑ bɨut̚), itself derived from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namo’mitābhāya).

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) なむあみだ​ぶつ [nàmú ámídáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
    • IPA(key): [na̠mɯ̟ᵝ a̠mʲida̠ bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Phrase

南無阿弥陀仏 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 南無阿彌陀佛, hiragana なむあみだぶつ, rōmaji Namu Amida-butsu)

  1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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