仏陀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏	陀
ぶつ > ぶっ Grade: 5	だ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
佛陀 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
仏	陀
ぶつ Grade: 5	だ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
佛陀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali buddha or Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddhá). The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 佛陀 (Fótuó).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is ブッダ a modern innovation, and is ぶつだ more traditional?”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶ​つだ [búꜜtsùdà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝda̠]

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝd̚d̥a̠]

Proper noun

仏(ぶつ)陀(だ) or 仏陀(ブッダ) • (Butsuda or Budda) 

1. (Buddhism) the Buddha
   • 2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その２　最聖珍道中 [Chapter 2: The Ultimate Holy Journey]”, in [聖](セイント)☆おにいさん [Saint☆Young Men], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:

     目(め)覚(ざ)めた人(ひと)ブッダ　神(かみ)の子(こ)イエス　言(い)わずと知(し)れた仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)とキリスト教(きょう)の祖(そ)である

     Mezameta hito Budda Kami no ko Iesu Iwazu to shireta Bukkyō to Kirisuto-kyō no so de aru

     Buddha, the Enlightened. Jesus, Son of God. They are widely regarded as the founders of Buddhism and Christianity, respectively.

Noun

仏(ぶつ)陀(だ) or 仏陀(ブッダ) • (Butsuda or Budda) 

1. (Buddhism) a Buddha