Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 廃仏毀釈(はいぶつきしゃく) in Japanese

廃仏毀釈
Kana Reading
はいぶつきしゃく
Romaji
haibutsukishaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

explanation

On'Yomi: シャク, セキ

Kun'Yomi: とく, す.てる, ゆる.す

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JLPT 2

4 strokes

Buddha, the dead, France

On'Yomi: ブツ, フツ

Kun'Yomi: ほとけ

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JLPT 1

12 strokes

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: すた.れる, すた.る

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13 strokes

break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: こぼ.つ, こわ.す, こぼ.れる, こわ.れる, そし.る, やぶ.る

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