4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

Buddha, the dead, France

Kun'yomi
  • Buddha ②Buddhist image ③the dead ④merciful person
On'yomi
  • Buddha ②Buddhism
  • France

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ブツフツ 88.8%
ほとけ 11.2%

Character Breakdown

Buddha, the dead, France
ブツ ほとけ (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

attaining Buddhahood ②going to heaven
Buddha ②Buddhist image ③the dead ④merciful person
statue of Buddha
nembutsu ②visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
Buddhist (household) altar
gods and Buddha ②Shinto and Buddhism
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 4ECF
JIS X 0208 1-42-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 351
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 111
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 19
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 20
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 10
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 10
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 964
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1037
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 678
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 128
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 249
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 364
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 784
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 583
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 592
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 711
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 300
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 805
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 644
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 416
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 57
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 973
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a2.5
Four corner code 2223.0
De Roo Code 2171