阿弥陀仏
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | 弥 | 陀 | 仏 |
| あ Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: S |
だ Jinmeiyō |
ぶつ Grade: 5 |
| goon | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai) |
From 阿弥陀 (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏 (-butsu, “buddha”), or from Middle Chinese 阿彌陀佛 (MC 'a mjie da bjut). Compare Hindi अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
阿弥陀仏 • (Amidabutsu)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | 弥 | 陀 | 仏 |
| あ Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: S |
だ Jinmeiyō |
ほとけ > ぼとけ Grade: 5 |
| goon | kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai) |
From 阿弥陀 (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏 (hotoke, “buddha”). The hotoke changes to botoke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠mʲida̠bo̞to̞ke̞]
Proper noun
阿弥陀仏 • (Amidabotoke)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | 弥 | 陀 | 仏 |
| あ Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: S |
だ Jinmeiyō |
ぶつ > ぶ Grade: 5 |
| goon | irregular | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai) |
Presumably a shortening of 阿弥陀仏 (Amidabutsu) above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟]
Proper noun
阿弥陀仏 • (Amidabu)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | 弥 | 陀 | 仏 |
| あ Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: S |
だ Jinmeiyō |
ほとけ Grade: 5 |
| goon | kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai) |
From 阿弥陀 (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏 (hotoke, “buddha”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠mʲida̠ho̞to̞ke̞]
Proper noun
阿弥陀仏 • (Amidahotoke)
See also
- 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu)