南無阿弥豆腐
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 無 | 阿 | 弥 | 豆 | 腐 |
| な Grade: 2 |
む Grade: 4 |
お Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: S |
とう > どう Grade: 3 |
ふ Grade: S |
| kan'yōon | goon | nanori | goon | kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 南無阿彌豆腐 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editBlend of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”) + 豆腐 (tōfu), from the fact that Buddhist monks eat a lot of tofu and the way the phrase Namu Amidabutsu can be misheard.
Phrase
edit南無阿弥豆腐 • (Namu Omidōfu)
- (Buddhism, humorous) Synonym of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”)
Noun
edit南無阿弥豆腐 • (Namu Omidōfu)
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- Japanese terms spelled with 南 read as な
- Japanese terms spelled with 無 read as む
- Japanese terms spelled with 阿 read as お
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- Japanese terms spelled with 豆 read as とう
- Japanese terms spelled with 腐 read as ふ
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