阿弥陀

あみだ

Also written 阿彌陀

Meanings

1. Noun Amitabha (Buddha); Amida
2. ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery (i.e.: lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner) See also: あみだくじ.
3. wearing a hat pushed back on one's head See also: 阿弥陀被り (あみだかぶり).

Kanji

• 阿 Africa; flatter; fawn upon. Read as ア.
• 弥 ever more
• 陀 steep. Read as タ.

Words containing 阿弥陀

• 阿弥陀如来 (あみだにょらい) Amitabha Tathagata
• 阿弥陀堂 (あみだどう) temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
• 阿弥陀仏 (あみだぶつ) Amitabha

And 4 more.

Word lists

• Buddhism

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