Definition of 新仏 (しんぼとけ)

しんぼとけ

新仏

しんぼとけ

shinbotoke

noun
1.
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
See also:御盆
2.
the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)
Other readings:
新仏【あらぼとけ】
、
新仏【にいぼとけ】
Related Kanji
新 new
仏 Buddha, the dead, France