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äģ

Buddha, Buddhism

ãģとけ (hotoke)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

About two-thirds of Japanese people participate in Buddhist traditions during funerals and memorial ceremonies. The kanji äģ is also used as the abbreviation for France (äģ) in newspapers.

Memory Trick

Imagine a peaceful Buddha statue sitting calmly inside a quiet temple. That serene figure helps you remember äģ means 'Buddha.'

Readings

Onyomi: ブツ (butsu), フツ (futsu)

Kunyomi: ãģとけ (hotoke)

Example Words

äģæ•™
ãļãŖãã‚‡ã† (bukkyou)
Buddhism
äģåƒ
ãļつぞう (butsuzou)
Buddha statue
大äģ
だいãļつ (daibutsu)
Great Buddha
äģåŖ‡
ãļつだん (butsudan)
Buddhist altar

Example Sentence

åĨˆč‰¯ ぎ 大äģ ã¯ とãĻも 有名です。

ãĒら ぎ だいãļつ は とãĻも ゆうめいです。

Nara no Daibutsu wa totemo yuumei desu

The Great Buddha of Nara is very famous.

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