This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

阿弥陀

阿彌陀

Reading

Kana: あみだ
Romaji: amida
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

Amitabha

(Buddhist term)
2

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

Note: word usually written using kana alone; abbreviation
See also: 阿弥陀籤 (reading あみだくじ)
3

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

Note: word usually written using kana alone; abbreviation
See also: 阿弥陀被り (reading あみだかぶり)

Kanji

Readings: ア、 オ、 おもね.る、 くま
Meanings: Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いや、 や、 あまねし、 いよいよ、 とおい、 ひさし、 ひさ.しい、 わた.る
Meanings: all the more, increasingly
Readings: タ、 ダ、 イ、 チ、 ジ、 けわ.しい、 ななめ
Meaning: steep
Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いや、 や、 あまねし、 いよいよ、 とおい、 ひさし、 ひさ.しい、 わた.る
Meanings: extensive, full, fill, complete