noun

  1. living Buddha, saintly Buddhist monk.
  2. living person. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
生き仏 いきぼとけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
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)