Vocab Info

N4 Noun

(ほとけ)

Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image, the dead, dead person, spirit of the dead

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    Examples

    • (ぼく)祖父(そふ)()んで(ほとけ)になりました。

      My grandfather died and became a Buddha.

      • N4
    • 一体(いったい)どんな方法(ほうほう)であの(ほとけ)(ぞう)(つく)ったのかしら…。

      I wonder what kind of method they used to make that statue of Buddha...

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    • あの(ひと)はまるで(ほとけ)のようにいつも(こころ)非常(ひじょう)(おだ)やかである。

      That person is like a Buddha, always very calm at heart.

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    • (わたし)(いえ)では毎朝(まいあさ)(ほとけ)にお(そな)(もの)をして()()わせる習慣(しゅうかん)があります。

      In my family, we have a custom of making offerings and joining hands with the Buddha every morning.

      • N3
    • そんな自分(じぶん)身体(しんたい)自分(じぶん)(きず)つけにいくような仕事(しごと)をしては(ほとけ)()かばれないだろう。

      Buddha would be rolling in his grave if you were to work in such a way that would harm your own body.

      • N3
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