► 名詞
仏 [ほとけ] meaning: buddhism rank: 2
☆ 彼は仏のような人だ ⇨ He is like Buddha. He is such a nice person
仏 [ほとけ] [coll] meaning: dead rank: 4
☆ 仏さんの身元が分かった ⇨ We have found out the identity of the diseased (☛ Usually a police slang. Often さん is added to show some respect)
More examples:
- 神様仏様、助けて下さい ⇨ God and Buddha, please help me
- 仏蘭西はフランスの当て字だ ⇨ 仏蘭西 is a phonetical Kanji representation of France
- 彼の魂は暗殺者が恨めしくて成仏出来ないでいる ⇨ His soul cannot go to heaven because it holds grudge against his assassin
- 寺の仏殿 ⇨ The Buddha statue hall of a temple
- 仏教は中国から日本に伝わった ⇨ Buddhism came to Japan from China
- 仏教の葬式では参列者が焼香する ⇨ Mourners burn incense at a buddhist funeral
- 仏教は中国から日本に伝来した ⇨ Buddhism came to Japan through China
- 彼女は全米と全仏オープンの二冠を達成した ⇨ She achieve the US and French Open championships
- 仏像 ⇨ A statue of Buddha
- 彼女は仏壇に御飯を供えた ⇨ She offered food to the home altar
- 仏教は千五百年程前に日本に伝来した ⇨ Buddhism was introduced to Japan about 15 hundred years ago
- どデカい仏像 ⇨ A gigantic Buddha statue
- 知らぬが仏 ⇨ Not knowing is Buddha. Ignorance is bliss
- 親父は成仏してくれたと思う ⇨ I believe my dad has reached the heaven
- 仏教徒はキリスト教徒のように布教に熱心でない ⇨ Buddhists are not intent on spreading their religion like Christians