和英辞書

仏

ひらがな

ほとけ

noun

(Buddhism) a buddha (enlightened or awakened sentient being) / (Buddhism) a statue or image of any buddha / a departed soul, deceased

彼は毎日仏像を拝んでいます。

He worships the Buddha statue every day.

意味（1）

(Buddhism) a buddha (enlightened or awakened sentient being)

意味（2）

(colloquial) a term that a parent calls a child expressing parental affection, equivalent to “my dear”

意味（3）

(Buddhism) a statue or image of any buddha

意味（4）

a departed soul, deceased

我(わが)子(こ)の佛(ほとけ)、變(へん)化(げ)の人(ひと)と申(まう)しながら、こゝら大(おほき)さまで養(やしな)ひ奉(たてまつ)る志(こころざし)疎(をろ)かならず。

Waga ko no hotoke, henge no hito to mōshinagara, kokora ōkisama de yashinai-tatematsuru kokorozashi oroka narazu.My dear child, when you are talking about someone who is a manifestation [of a supernatural entity], it would not be dumb to try to bring them up in this grand fashion.

意味（5）

(religion) Buddhism

意味（6）

(Buddhism) performing a Buddhist memorial service