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
Hyōgaiji		 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): [mʲiɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝ bo̞sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

弥(み)勒(ろく)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Miroku Bosatsu) 

  1. (Buddhism) Maitreya bodhisattva
    Synonym: 弥勒 (Miroku)
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