Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana

    Buddhism

  2. going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Kun
な.る、な.す、-な.す
On
セイ、ジョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
116 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

あき、あきら、しげ、そん、たえ、なお、なり、なる、のり、ひら、まさ、よし、り

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-4, 3-5-1SKIP code
4n2.1The Kanji Dictionary
5320.0Four corner code
1459deroo
6210Unicode hex code
1-32-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1799Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2025New Nelson (John Haig)
3537New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4352Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2964Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
361Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
386Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
322Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
224Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11542PMorohashi
515A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
261Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
261Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439sakade
549Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
545henshall3
466Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
160crowley
377Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
836Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
367Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

Buddha, the dead, France

Kun
ほとけ
On
ブツ、フツ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
819 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2a2.5The Kanji Dictionary
2223.0Four corner code
2171deroo
4ecfUnicode hex code
1-42-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
351Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
111New Nelson (John Haig)
19New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
20Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
964Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1037Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
678A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
128Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
249Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
364Morohashi
784A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
583Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
592Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
711sakade
300Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
805henshall3
644Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
416Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
57Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
973Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fo2, fu2Pinyin reading
bulKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level