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廃仏毀釈
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 廃仏毀釈.
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Entry
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abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
廃
abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon
12 strokesFrequency 698JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ハイ
Kun
すた.れるすた.る
仏
Buddha, the dead, France
4 strokesFrequency 819JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ブツフツ
Kun
ほとけ
毀
break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined
13 strokesGrade 8
On
キ
Kun
こぼ.つこわ.すこぼ.れるこわ.れるそし.るやぶ.る
釈
explanation
11 strokesFrequency 1,097JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シャクセキ
Kun
とくす.てるゆる.す
Nanori
しゃ
排
repudiate, exclude, expel, reject, line up, arrange
11 strokesFrequency 1,047JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ハイ
Nanori
おし
棄
abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
13 strokesFrequency 901JLPT N1Grade 8
On
キ
Kun
す.てる
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