仏様

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 様
ほとけ
Grade: 5 		さま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
佛樣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仏 (hotoke, “Buddha”) +‎ 様 (-sama, “formal title”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほとけさま [hòtókésáꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞to̞ke̞sa̠ma̠]

Noun

仏(ほとけ)様(さま) • (hotokesama) 

  1. Buddha
    Synonym: (Hakata) まんまんしゃん (manmanshan)
  2. deceased person
    Synonyms: 死者, 故人, 死亡者
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