# 仏 — Buddha

Frequency rank 939 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 妙 (Peculiar), less common than 執 (Tenacious).

- On’yomi: ぶつ、ふつ
- Kun’yomi: ほとけ
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A leader (亻) keeps things private (ム) — the enlightened leader who privately meditates has become a Buddha.

In words:

- 仏 ほとけ — Buddha,merciful person,Buddhist image,the dead
- 仏像 ぶつぞう — Buddhist image (statue)

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