► 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:
- 居間の仏壇 ⇨ A buddhist home altar in the living room
- 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
- 仏教では殺生することは禁じられている ⇨ It is prohibited in Buddhism to kill living things
- 彼女は仏壇に御飯を供えた ⇨ She offered food to the home altar
- この様子では全員御陀仏だろう ⇨ From the look of it, everybody is probably dead
- 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
- 仏蘭西はフランスの当て字だ ⇨ 仏蘭西 is a phonetical Kanji representation of France
- どデカい仏像 ⇨ A gigantic Buddha statue
- 寺の仏殿 ⇨ The Buddha statue hall of a temple
- 知らぬが仏 ⇨ Not knowing is Buddha. Ignorance is bliss
- 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
- 仏教は中国から日本に伝わった ⇨ Buddhism came to Japan from China
- 親父は成仏してくれたと思う ⇨ I believe my dad has reached the heaven
- 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
- 仏教の葬式では参列者が焼香する ⇨ Mourners burn incense at a buddhist funeral