阿弥陀仏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ほとけ Grade: 5
goon			kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ > ぶ Grade: 5
goon			irregular

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ほとけ > ぼとけ Grade: 5
goon			kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

阿弥陀 (“Amitābha”) +‎ 仏 (“buddha”), Middle Chinese 阿彌陀佛 (MC 'a mjie da bjut). Compare Hindi अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) or 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぼとけ) or 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶ) or 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ほとけ) • (Amidabutsu or Amidabotoke or Amidabu or Amidahotoke) 

1. Amitābha

   Synonym: 阿弥陀 (Amida)

See also

• 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Namu Amidabutsu)