仏

Buddha, France

JLPT N2 Grade 5 4 strokes

Kun'yomi: ほとけ
On'yomi: ブツ・フツ

仏 means "Buddha, France". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 4 strokes. It is read ほとけ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ブツ・フツ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

仏 in example sentences

仏教ぶっきょうはインドで始はじまった。

Bukkyou wa indo de hajimatta.

Buddhism originated in India.
京都きょうとは神社じんじゃや仏閣ぶっかくで有名ゆうめいだ。

Kyouto wa jinja ya bukkaku de yuumei da.

Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
トムは仏仏ぶつぶつ辞典じてんを2冊さつ持もっている。

Tomu wa butsubutsu jiten o 2satsu motte iru.

Tom has two French dictionaries.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 仏 mean?: 仏 means "Buddha, France". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 仏 have?: 仏 is written in 4 strokes.
How is 仏 read?: It is read ほとけ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ブツ・フツ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 仏?: 仏 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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