仏 (Hotoke) is a Japanese noun meaning “Buddha, Shakyamuni, Buddhist image, figure of Buddha”.
Meanings
- nounBuddha; Shakyamuni
- nounBuddhist image; figure of Buddha
- nounthe dead; dead person; departed soulalso written as ホトケ
- nounmerciful person
Examples
知らぬが仏。
Ignorance is bliss.
仏の顔も三度。
You can only go so far.
あの人は仏のような人だ。
He is a saint of a man.
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