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  [ほとけ]    meaning:  buddhism  rank: 2
☆ は仏のようなだ ⇨ He is like Buddha. He is such a nice person

  [ほとけ]  [coll]    meaning:  dead  rank: 4
☆ 仏さんの身元かった ⇨ 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じられている ⇨ It is prohibited in Buddhism to kill living things
  • 彼女は仏壇に御飯えた ⇨ 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
  • 暗殺者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
  • 仏蘭西はフランスだ ⇨ 仏蘭西 is a phonetical Kanji representation of France
  • デカい仏像 ⇨ A gigantic Buddha statue
  • の仏殿 ⇨ The Buddha statue hall of a temple
  • らぬが仏 ⇨ Not knowing is Buddha. Ignorance is bliss
  • 仏大統領英国政府対応遺憾表明した ⇨ French president expressed disappointment, displeasure, toward the reaction of UK government
  • 仏教は中国から日本わった ⇨ 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
  • 英仏そのがそのえに賛同した ⇨ UK, France and other countries supported the idea
  • 仏教の葬式では参列者焼香する ⇨ Mourners burn incense at a buddhist funeral