noun

  1. Buddha, Shakyamuni.
  2. Buddhist image, figure of Buddha.
  3. the dead, dead person, departed soul. Also written as ホトケ.
  4. merciful person.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほとけ
ホトケ
ほとけ
ホトケ
𠏹
𠏹 ほとけ
𠏹
𠏹 ホトケ

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)