仏像

• 読み: ぶつぞう
• ローマ字: butsuzou
• 漢字の分解: 仏 (butsu) — Buddha; 像 (zou) — image, statue, figure
• 発音: /bɯ.tsɯ.zoː/

意味

Statue of Buddha; Buddhist image. A sculpture or figure representing the Buddha or a Buddhist deity.

A noun referring to sculptures and images of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and other Buddhist figures. Japan has an extraordinarily rich tradition of Buddhist sculpture spanning over 1,400 years. Famous examples include the Great Buddha (大仏, daibutsu) of Kamakura and Nara. Common collocations include 仏像を彫る (butsuzou wo horu, to carve a Buddhist statue), 仏像鑑賞 (butsuzou kanshou, appreciation of Buddhist statues), and 木造仏像 (mokuzou butsuzou, wooden Buddhist statue).

例文

1. 奈良の大仏は日本で最も有名な仏像の一つだ。
2. 古い寺から貴重な仏像が発見された。
3. 彼は趣味で小さな仏像を彫っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, religion, tourism, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 仏 (butsu, Buddha) + 像 (zou, image/statue/figure). Literally 'image of Buddha' — a physical representation of Buddhist figures for veneration.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal