noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. (a) Buddha.
  2. deceased person.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
仏様 ほとけさま
 
 
仏さま ほとけさま

Contained Kanji 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)
Esq., way, manner
ヨウ さま ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
flowering water(羕) variant
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)