butsudan

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noun

A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.

OriginJapanese 仏壇 →
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Meanings

nounbutsudan (plural butsudan or butsudans)

plural butsudans

  1. A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.

Origin

  1. Japanese仏壇
  2. Englishbutsudan

From Japanese 仏壇 (ぶつだん butsudan), from Middle Chinese 佛 (bjot "Buddha") ＋ 壇 (dan "altar", "platform").

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 佛壇 /佛坛
  • 佛壇 /佛坛 (fú tán)Buddhist shrine
Japanese 仏壇
  • 仏壇 (butsudan)Buddhist shrine
Korean 불단
  • 불단 (buldan)Buddhist shrine
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APA

butsudan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butsudan

MLA

“butsudan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butsudan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butsudan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butsudan.

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