仏像

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
佛像 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddha”) + 像(ぞう) (zō, “image”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶつぞー [bùtsúzóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟t͡sɨzo̞ː]

Noun

仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう) • (butsuzō) ^{←ぶつざう (butuzau)?}

1. image of Buddha
2. Buddhist statue

Derived terms

• 仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう)二(に)座(ざ) (butsuzō-niza, “two images of Buddha”)
• 仏(ぶつ)像(ぞう)二(に)体(たい) (butsuzō-nitai, “two images of Buddha”)