阿弥陀仏

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

From 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏(ぶつ) (-butsu, “buddha”), or from Middle Chinese 阿彌陀佛 (MC 'a mjie da bjut). Compare Hindi अमिताभ बुद्ध (amitābh buddh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟t͡sɨ]
• (Tokyo) あみだぶつ [àmídáꜜbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) • (Amidabutsu) 

1. Amitābha

   Synonym: 阿弥陀 (Amida)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ほとけ > ぼとけ Grade: 5
goon			kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

From 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke, “buddha”). The hotoke changes to botoke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠mʲida̠bo̞to̞ke̞]

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぼとけ) • (Amidabotoke) 

1. Amitābha

   Synonym: 阿弥陀 (Amida)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ぶつ > ぶ Grade: 5
goon			irregular

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

Presumably a shortening of 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶつ) (Amidabutsu) above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠mʲida̠bɯ̟]

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ぶ) • (Amidabu) 

1. Amitābha

   Synonym: 阿弥陀 (Amida)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
阿	弥	陀	仏
あ Jinmeiyō	み Grade: S	だ Jinmeiyō	ほとけ Grade: 5
goon			kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
阿彌陀佛 (kyūjitai)

From 阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ) (Amida, “Amitābha”) + 仏(ほとけ) (hotoke, “buddha”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠mʲida̠ho̞to̞ke̞]

Proper noun

阿(あ)弥(み)陀(だ)仏(ほとけ) • (Amidahotoke) 

1. Amitābha

   Synonym: 阿弥陀 (Amida)

See also

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