ほとけ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほとけ – see the following entry.

【仏】5 [noun] (Buddhism) a buddha (enlightened or awakened sentient being) [noun] (Buddhism) a statue or image of any buddha [noun] a departed soul, deceased [noun] (colloquial) a term that a parent calls a child expressing parental affection, equivalent to “my dear” [noun] (religion) Buddhism [noun] (Buddhism) performing a Buddhist memorial service [proper noun] (Buddhism) the Sakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama [proper noun] (Buddhism) any of the other buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures

(This term, ほとけ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as ほとけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほとけ.)

Old Japanese

Noun

ほとけ (poto₂ke₂)

1. 佛: carving, image, statue, or other likeness of a buddha