南無阿弥陀仏

Japanese
Kanji in this term
南 無 阿 弥 陀 仏
な
Grade: 2		 む
Grade: 4		 あ
Jinmeiyō		 み
Grade: S		 だ
Jinmeiyō		 ぶつ
Grade: 5
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spelling
南無阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 南無阿彌陀佛 (MC nʌm mɨo ʔɑ miᴇ dɑ bɨut̚), itself derived from Sanskrit नमोऽमिताभाय (namoʼmitābhāya).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なむあみだ​ぶつ [nàmú ámídáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠mɯ̟ᵝ a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Phrase

南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Namu Amidabutsu) 

  1. (Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant

Derived terms
  • 南(な)無(む)阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Namu Amida)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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