弥勒菩薩

See also: 彌勒菩薩 and 弥勒菩萨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弥	勒	菩	薩
み Grade: S	ろく Hyōgai	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon			kan'on

Alternative spelling
彌勒菩薩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 弥勒 (Miroku, “Maitreya”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みろくぼさつ [mìrókú bóꜜsàtsù] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [mʲiɾo̞kɯ̟ bo̞sa̠t͡sɨ]

Proper noun

弥(み)勒(ろく)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Miroku Bosatsu)

(Buddhism) Maitreya bodhisattva
Synonym: 弥勒 (Miroku)