念仏 (ねんぶつ) — nembutsu

念仏 is read ねんぶつ and listed as a noun. Meaning: nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha.

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Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 念仏.

  • 概念 がいねん general idea
  • 観念 かんねん idea
  • 祈念 きねん prayer
  • 記念 きねん commemoration
  • 疑念 ぎねん doubt
  • 懸念 けねん worry
  • 執念 しゅうねん tenacity
  • 丹念 たんねん painstaking
  • 記念碑 きねんひ commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone)
  • 石仏 せきぶつ stone Buddhist image
  • 大仏 だいぶつ large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
  • 仏教 ぶっきょう Buddhism