Skip to main content

仏“Buddha” Kanjihotoke / butsu

How to write 仏

Meaning and readings

Meaning

Buddha, the dead, France

Onyomi (音読み)

  • ぶつ butsu
  • ふつ futsu

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

  • ほとけ hotoke

Japanese reading

Practice 仏 on paper — a printable tracing grid with stroke order

Print a practice sheet (opens in a new tab)
Tan the tanuki mascot giving a thumbs up

Nice — one more kanji learned!

Review what you’ve learned →

Learn to express yourself in Japanese

Journal and get instant corrections with a custom curriculum.

Japanese learning interface showing text correction and feedback