南無阿弥豆腐

Japanese
Kanji in this term
南 無 阿 弥 豆 腐
な
Grade: 2		 む
Grade: 4		 お
Jinmeiyō		 み
Grade: S		 とう > どう
Grade: 3		 ふ
Grade: S
kan’yōon goon nanori goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
南無阿彌豆腐 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Blend of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”) +‎ 豆腐 (tōfu), from the fact that Buddhist monks eat a lot of tofu and the way the phrase Namu Amidabutsu can be misheard.

Phrase

南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (Namu Omidōfu) 

  1. (Buddhism, humorous) Synonym of 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amidabutsu, “Namo Amitābhāya”)

Noun

南(な)無(む)阿(お)弥(み)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (Namu Omidōfu) 

  1. (humorous) Synonym of 豆腐 (tōfu)
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