じょう
成
ぶつ
仏

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana.
  2. going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
成
ぶつ
仏
 成仏 じょうぶつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

turn into, become, get
セイ　な.る　ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure
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)