仏壇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 壇
ぶつ
Grade: 5		 だん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 仏 (butsu, “Buddhist image”) + 壇 (dan, “platform”)

Noun

仏壇 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 佛壇, hiragana ぶつだん, rōmaji butsudan)

  1. family Buddhist altar
    仏壇 (ぶつだん)に花 (はな)を上 (あ)げる
    butsudan ni hana o ageru
    offer flowers before the family Buddhist altar
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