鬼手仏心 きしゅぶっしん Meanings Expression compassionate ruthlessness; merciless scalpel of a merciful surgeon (literally: a demon's hand and a Buddha's heart) Kanji 鬼 ogre. Read as キ. 手 hand. Read as シュ. 仏 Buddha. Read as ブツ. 心 heart. Read as シン. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists