This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ブツ、フツ、ほとけ
Romaji: butsu, futsu, hotoke
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

Buddha, the dead, France

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  819
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-2-2
Korean Reading:  bul
Chinese Reading:  fu2
Unicode:  4ecf
JIS:  4A29

Indexes

Halpern Index: 19
Nelson Index: 351
New Nelson Index: 111
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a2.5
Four Corner Index: 2223.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 784
Gakken Index: 678
Japanese Names Index: 128
Daikanwanjiten Index: 364
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0596
Remembering the kanji Index: 964
Kanji Flashcards Index: 300
Kodansha Compact Index: 57
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 805
Kanji in Context Index: 416
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 10
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 10
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 973
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1037
Essential Kanji Index: 249
Kodansha Kanji Index: 20
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2171
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 711
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 644

Words

(ほとけ)
Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead; dead person; spirit of the dead
(ぶつ)
Buddha; Buddhism
仏像 (ぶつぞう)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
念仏 (ねんぶつ)
Buddhist prayer; prayer to Amitabha
仏滅 (ぶつめつ)
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
(ふつ)
France
仏教 (ぶっきょう)
Buddhism
大仏 (だいぶつ)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
神仏 (しんぶつ、かみほとけ)
gods and buddhas; gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
仏語 (ふつご)
French (language)
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