► 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:
- どデカい仏像 ⇨ A gigantic Buddha statue
- この様子では全員御陀仏だろう ⇨ From the look of it, everybody is probably dead
- 英仏その他の国がその考えに賛同した ⇨ UK, France and other countries supported the idea
- 神様仏様、助けて下さい ⇨ God and Buddha, please help me
- 知らぬが仏 ⇨ Not knowing is Buddha. Ignorance is bliss
- 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
- 職人が精魂込めて作った仏像 ⇨ A Buddha statue craftsman put his soul into it
- あいつは何で仏頂面してるんだ？ ⇨ What is his long face? Why is he looking so angry?
- 彼女は仏壇に御飯を供えた ⇨ She offered food to the home altar
- 仏教は中国から日本に伝来した ⇨ Buddhism came to Japan through China
- 仏大統領は英国政府の対応に遺憾の意を表明した ⇨ French president expressed disappointment, displeasure, toward the reaction of UK government
- 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
- 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