仏像

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仏 像
ぶつ
Grade: 5		 ぞう
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
佛像 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddha”) + 像(ぞう) (zō, “image”).

Pronunciation

Noun

仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう) • (butsuzō) ←ぶつざう (butuzau)?

  1. image of Buddha
  2. Buddhist statue

Derived terms
  • 仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう)二(に)座(ざ) (butsuzō-niza, “two images of Buddha”)
  • 仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう)二(に)体(たい) (butsuzō-nitai, “two images of Buddha”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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