The kanji character 仏 primarily represents "Buddha" or "Buddhist." It embodies the concepts of enlightenment, spiritual awakening, and the teachings of Buddhism. It can also refer to Buddhist images or statues, and by extension, things related to Buddhism in general, such as temples, rituals, and practices.

・On-yomi (音読み): ブツ (butsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ほとけ (hotoke)

⚫︎ 仏教 (bukkyou) Translation: Buddhism ⚫︎ 仏像 (butsuzou) Translation: Buddhist statue ⚫︎ 仏壇 (butsudan) Translation: Buddhist altar

The kanji 仏 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a character that combines a semantic component (a part indicating meaning) and a phonetic component (a part indicating pronunciation). The left side of the character is 人 (nin), which means "person." The right side of the character is 弗 (futsu), which is a phonetic component, giving the character its sound "butsu." Initially, the character 人 (nin) indicates a person, combined with 弗 (futsu), the meaning of 仏 has developed to represent "Buddha" as someone who has attained enlightenment.