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鬼面仏心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鬼面仏心.

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Entry

鬼面仏心きめんぶっしんNoun四字熟語
1

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ghost, devil

10 strokesFrequency 1,557JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

おにおに-

mask, face, features, surface

9 strokesFrequency 186JLPT N2Grade 3

On

メンベン

Kun

おもおもてつら

Nanori

ずらほおつき

Buddha, the dead, France

4 strokesFrequency 819JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ブツフツ

Kun

ほとけ

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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