See also: ぼたい, ほたい, and ほだい

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of ぼだい – see the following entry.
菩提
[noun] (Buddhism) bodhi:
[noun] supreme enlightenment or wisdom
[noun] reaching nirvana
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[noun] (by extension) a Buddhist doctrine
[proper noun] a placename
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
𬻋
(This term, ぼだい (bodai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)