成仏

See also: 成佛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 4
ぶつ
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
成佛 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーぶつ [jóꜜòbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

(じょう)(ぶつ) • (jōbutsu

  1. gaining enlightenment

Verb

(じょう)(ぶつ)する • (jōbutsu surusuru (stem (じょう)(ぶつ) (jōbutsu shi), past (じょう)(ぶつ)した (jōbutsu shita))

  1. to gain enlightenment and become a Buddha; to attain nirvana