しん
新
ぼとけ
仏

noun

  1. spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death.
  2. the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しん
新
ぼとけ
仏
 新仏 しんぼとけ
あら
新
ぼとけ
仏
 新仏 あらぼとけ
にい
新
ぼとけ
仏
 新仏 にいぼとけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

new
シン　あたら.しい　あら.た (2nd, N4)
parent, (親 variant)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
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)