jmdict 1150070 Active (id#2347149)
阿弥陀 [spec1,news2,nf26] 阿彌陀 [oK]
あみだ [spec1,news2,nf26]
  1. [n] {Buddhism}
    • Amitabha (Buddha)
    • Amida
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 1760710 極楽浄土【ごくらくじょうど】 1. Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
    • ⇐ see: 1407440 他力本願【たりきほんがん】 1. salvation by faith in Amitabha
  2. [n] [uk,abbr]
    • ghostleg lottery
    • ladder lottery
    • [expl] lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1778650 阿弥陀くじ 1. ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
  3. [n] [uk,abbr]
    • wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1778640 阿弥陀被り 1. wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
History:
    • A 2025-08-28 03:35:05 Stephen Kraus (id#2347149)
    • Comments
      阿弥陀籤 is rare; replacing with 阿弥陀くじ in xref
    • Diff
      @@ -28 +28 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="1778650">阿弥陀籤・あみだくじ</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="1778650">阿弥陀くじ</xref>
      @@ -37 +37 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="1778640">阿弥陀被り・あみだかぶり</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="1778640">阿弥陀被り</xref>
    • A 2018-04-08 09:03:29 Johan Råde
    • Comments
      if any Buddhist deity deserves a P tag, this one does
    • Diff
      @@ -7,0 +8 @@
      +<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
      @@ -16,0 +18 @@
      +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
    • A 2016-05-25 09:06:17 Jim Breen
    • A* 2016-05-25 08:30:56 Johan Råde
    • Comments
      I think the Sanskrit form should be used in English,
      but Amida is also quite common.
    • Refs
      wiki
    • Diff
      @@ -21 +21,2 @@
      -<gloss>Amitabha</gloss>
      +<gloss>Amitabha (Buddha)</gloss>
      +<gloss>Amida</gloss>
    • A 2014-03-03 22:13:17 Jim Breen
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