仏
Buddha
Meanings
Buddha, The Dead, France
On'yomi
ぶつ、 ふつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ほとけ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
仏 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
仏 (Buddha) is taught on WaniKani at level 15 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #819 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
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