noun

Colloquialism.
  1. dying, kicking the bucket.
  2. being ruined, being finished, ending in failure.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
お陀仏 おだぶつ
御陀仏 おだぶつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

steep
タ イ チ (Kentei Pre-1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
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)