仏法僧
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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仏 | 法 | 僧 |
ぶつ > ぶっ Grade: 5 |
ほう > ぽう Grade: 4 |
そう Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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佛法僧 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom 仏 (Butsu, “Buddha”) + 法 (hō, “dharma”) + 僧 (sō, “sangha”).
As a bird name, onomatopoeia: see the etymology at the entry for the katakana spelling ブッポウソウ. Its kanji spelling comes from the on'yomi of the katakana, and is a reference to the Three Jewels of Buddhism.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- the Triple Gem or Three Jewels of Buddhism, i.e. Buddha, dharma, sangha
- dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ブッポウソウ.
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 仏 read as ぶつ
- Japanese terms spelled with 法 read as ほう
- Japanese terms spelled with 僧 read as そう
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Birds