► 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:
- 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
 - 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
 - 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
 - 祖母は毎日仏様を拝む ⇨ My grandmother worships Buddha every day
 - この様子では全員御陀仏だろう ⇨ From the look of it, everybody is probably dead
 - 仏蘭西はフランスの当て字だ ⇨ 仏蘭西 is a phonetical Kanji representation of France
 - 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
 - 知らぬが仏 ⇨ Not knowing is Buddha. Ignorance is bliss
 - 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
 - 神様仏様、助けて下さい ⇨ God and Buddha, please help me
 - 居間の仏壇 ⇨ A buddhist home altar in the living room
 - 仏教は中国から日本に伝来した ⇨ Buddhism came to Japan through China