南無阿弥陀仏
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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 | ||||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 南無阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nom mju 'a mjie da bjut), itself borrowed from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).
Pronunciation
Phrase
南無阿弥陀仏 • (Namu Amidabutsu)
- (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant.
Derived terms
- 南無阿弥陀 (Namu Amida)
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ 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