仏像

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 像
ぶつ
Grade: 5		 ぞう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 仏 (butsu, “Buddhist image”) + 像 (zō, “image”)

Noun

仏像 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 佛像, hiragana ぶつぞう, rōmaji butsuzō)

  1. image of Buddha
  2. Buddhist statue

Derived terms

  • 仏像二座 (butsuzō-niza): two images of Buddha
  • 仏像二体 (butsuzō-nitai): two images of Buddha
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