仏像

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 像
ぶつ
Grade: 5 		ぞう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
佛像 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddha”) + 像(ぞう) (zō, “image”).

Pronunciation

Noun

仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう) • (butsuzō) ←ぶつざう (butuzau)?

  1. image of Buddha
  2. Buddhist statue

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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