成仏|じょうぶつjoubutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, Buddhismattaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 成仏する（じょうぶつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 成仏します（じょうぶつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 成仏しない（じょうぶつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 成仏しません（じょうぶつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 成仏せず・成仏せぬ（じょうぶつせず・じょうぶつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 成仏した（じょうぶつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 成仏しました（じょうぶつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 成仏しなかった（じょうぶつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 成仏しませんでした（じょうぶつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 成仏して（じょうぶつして） |
| Potential | 成仏できる（じょうぶつできる） |
| Passive | 成仏される（じょうぶつされる） |
| Causative | 成仏させる（じょうぶつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 成仏させられる（じょうぶつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 成仏すれば（じょうぶつすれば） |
| tara | 成仏したら（じょうぶつしたら） |
| Volitional | 成仏しよう（じょうぶつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 成仏しましょう（じょうぶつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 成仏しろ（じょうぶつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym往生おうじょうNeutralMeans being reborn in the Pure Land, and also being at a loss or giving up; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- Synonym円寂えんじゃくWrittenBuddhist term, in written prose, for the death of a high priest; 「成仏」 is broader, covering anyone resting in peace after death.
- Synonym入寂にゅうじゃくWrittenWritten Buddhist term for the death of a monk or priest; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace after death.
- Synonym入滅にゅうめつWrittenBuddhist term for the death of the Buddha or a high priest (entering nirvana); unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- Synonym寂滅じゃくめつWrittenWritten term for nirvana, and by extension death; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace after death.
- Synonym示寂じじゃくWrittenWritten and respectful term for the death of a high-ranking priest; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- Related悟りさとりNeutralFocuses on enlightenment or awakening itself; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace after death.
- Related大悟たいごWrittenWritten term for attaining complete enlightenment; used as 「大悟する」 or in 「大悟徹底」. 「成仏」 also broadly covers resting in peace after death.
- Related菩提ぼだいWrittenMeans enlightenment (bodhi), and also blessings for the dead, as in 「菩提を弔う」; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- Related涅槃ねはんWrittenDoctrinal term for nirvana, the state where earthly desires are extinguished; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- RelatedニルヴァーナNeutralLoanword for nirvana, used in religious contexts or as a band name; unlike 「成仏」, it is not a general way to say someone rests in peace.
- Antonym迷いまよいNeutralAntonym: being lost, in doubt or delusion, and unable to reach enlightenment; the opposite of the enlightenment of 「成仏」.
- Antonym未成仏NeutralAntonym: failing to become a Buddha after death, leaving the spirit to wander; the direct opposite of 「成仏」.
Use 「成仏」 for attaining enlightenment and becoming a Buddha, or for resting in peace after death, as in 「迷わず成仏してね」. For the death of a high priest, use 「入寂」 or 「示寂」; for nirvana itself, 「涅槃」; for passing to the next world, 「往生」. The antonym is 「迷い」.
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