凡夫

Chinese

 
ordinary; every; all; whatever; worldly
 husband; man
simp. and trad.
(凡夫)		 凡 夫

Pronunciation

Noun

凡夫

  1. ordinary person, mortal person
  2. (Buddhism) an unenlightened person

Japanese

Kanji in this term
凡 夫
ぼん
Grade: S		 ふ > ぷ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 凡夫 (MC bɨɐm bɨo|pɨo, literally “ordinary, common; worldly, mortal + man, person, fellow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

凡夫 (hiragana ぼんぷ, rōmaji bonpu)

  1. ordinary person, mortal person
  2. (Buddhism) an unenlightened person

Usage notes

May be found in some dialects or historical contexts with the reading bonbu.

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Hanja in this term
凡夫

Noun

凡夫 • (beombu) (hangeul 범부)

  1. Hanja form? of 범부 (“ordinary person, mortal person; (Buddhism) an unenlightened person”).
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