仏 (ほとけ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

仏 (ほとけ) means Buddha / Buddhist statue / the dead.

See example sentences below.

仏 at a glance

仏

ほとけhotoke

N3noun

Buddha / Buddhist statue / the dead

仏ほとけhotokeN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

Buddha / Buddhist statue / the dead

Example 1

お寺に大きな仏があります。

Translation

There is a large Buddha statue at the temple.

Example 2

父はもう仏になりました。

Translation

My father has already passed away.