仏滅紀元

See also: 佛滅紀元

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仏 滅 紀 元
ぶつ
Grade: 5 		めつ
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 5 		げん
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
佛滅紀元 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Named because certain Buddhist calendars dated on the year the Buddha passed away.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟t͡sɨme̞t͡sɨ kʲiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

仏(ぶつ)滅(めつ)紀(き)元(げん) • (Butsumetsu Kigen) 

  1. the Buddhist Era
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