仏滅

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぶつ
Grade: 5
めつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
佛滅 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つめつ [bùtsúmétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟t͡sɨme̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

(ぶつ)(めつ) • (butsumetsu

  1. Buddha's death
  2. Fourth day of Rokuyō calendar, considered to be the unluckiest day in Japanese culture
    Hypernym: 六曜
    Coordinate terms: 先勝, 友引, 先負, 仏滅, 大安, 赤口

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN