仏
仏 — Buddha
Buddha, the dead, France
On’yomiブツ (butsu)
On’yomiフツ (futsu)
Kun’yomiほとけ (hotoke)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 仏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仏教 | ぶっきょう bukkyou | Buddhism |
| 仏語 | ふつご futsugo | French (language) |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう butsuzou | statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue |
| 大仏 | だいぶつ daibutsu | large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high) |
| 仏 | ふつ futsu | France |
| 仏 | ほとけ hotoke | Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image |
Study notes
仏 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #819 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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