念仏

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 念(ねん) (nen, “mental chanting”) + 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddha”).

• (Tokyo) ねんぶつ (Heiban – )^[1][2]
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念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) • (nenbutsu) 

1. (Buddhism) a prayer or chant to the Buddha
2. (Buddhism, especially) chanting the name of Amitābha Buddha, thought to rescue its devotee to the pure land
3. (by extension) a candid advice or sermon that is one-sided and with the same tone

• 馬(うま)の耳(みみ)に念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) (uma no mimi ni nenbutsu)
• 蟹(かに)の念(ねん)仏(ぶつ) (kani no nenbutsu)

念(ねん)仏(ぶつ)する • (nenbutsu suru) suru (stem 念(ねん)仏(ぶつ)し (nenbutsu shi), past 念(ねん)仏(ぶつ)した (nenbutsu shita))

1. (Buddhism) to pray to the Buddha
2. (Buddhism, especially) to chant 南無阿弥陀仏 (namu Amida-butsu), an invocation to the Amitābha Buddha

Cognate with mainland Japanese 念仏 (nenbutsu).

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念仏(にんぶつ) (ninbuts) 

1. (Tarama) a prayer or chant to the Buddha

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 念 (nin, “mental chanting”) +‎ 仏 (buchi, “Buddha”).

Cognate with mainland Japanese 念仏 (nenbutsu).

• (Shuri-Naha) にんぶち (Heiban - )
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念(にん)仏(ぶち) (ninbuchi) 

1. (Buddhism) a prayer or chant to the Buddha

• 念(にん)仏者(ぶちゃー) (ninbuchā)