大仏

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大 仏
だい
Grade: 1 		ぶつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
大佛 (kyūjitai)

From 大(だい) (dai, “big”) + 仏(ぶつ) (butsu, “Buddhist image”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) だいぶつ [dàíbútsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [da̠ibɯ̟t͡sɨ]
  • (Kyoto) だいぶつ [dáíbútsú] (Kōki – [0])

Noun

大(だい)仏(ぶつ) • (daibutsu) 

  1. great statue of Buddha
Derived terms
  • 大(だい)仏(ぶつ)殿(でん) (daibutsuden, “Daibutsuden”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大 仏
お
Grade: 1 		さらぎ
Grade: 5
nanori
Alternative spelling
大佛 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おさらぎ [òsárágí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ɾa̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

大(お)仏(さらぎ) • (Osaragi) 

  1. a surname
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