ねん
念
ぶつ
仏

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Buddhist term.
  1. nembutsu, nianfo, the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha.
  2. visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ねん
念
ぶつ
仏
 念仏 ねんぶつ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wish, sense, idea
ネン (4th, N3)
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
Buddha, the dead, France
ブツ　ほとけ (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)