南無阿弥豆腐

Japanese

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

Blend 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

南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (Namu Omidōfu) 

1. (Buddhism, humorous) Synonym of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”)

Noun

南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (Namu Omidōfu) 

1. (humorous) Synonym of 豆腐 (tōfu)