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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

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: bo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

kind of grass, sacred tree

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2086
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  bo
Chinese Reading:  pu2
Unicode:  83e9
JIS:  4A6E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3978
New Nelson Index: 5093
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.21
Four Corner Index: 4460.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31205X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0706
Remembering the kanji Index: 2957
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1992
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2963
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2868

Words

菩薩 (ぼさつ、ぼさち)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
菩提 (ぼだい)
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
菩提樹 (ぼだいじゅ)
lime tree; linden (Tilia); bo tree; peepul (Ficus religiosa)
菩提薩埵 (ぼだいさった)
bodhisattva
如菩薩 (にょぼさつ)
Buddha-like compassion
菩提寺 (ぼだいじ)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
観世音菩薩 (かんぜおんぼさつ)
Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
弥勒菩薩 (みろくぼさつ)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
発菩提心 (はつぼだいしん)
deciding to embrace Buddhism; deciding to seek enlightenment; seeking to have religious awakening
阿耨多羅三藐三菩提 (あのくたらさんみゃくさんぼだい)
anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)
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