Japanese symbol for “french”
仏語
ふつご
Romaji: futsugo
French (language)
In Japanese, french is 仏語, read ふつご (futsugo).
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Meanings
- n French (language)
Written forms: 仏語、佛語. Readings: ふつご.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “french”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フランス語 | フランスご furansugo | French (language) |
| フレンチ | フレンチ furenchi | French |
| 仏文 | ふつぶん futsubun | French; French writing; French literature |
| フランセ | フランセ furanse | French (language, people) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仏教 | ぶっきょう bukkyou | Buddhism |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう butsuzou | statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue |
| 大仏 | だいぶつ daibutsu | large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high) |
| 念仏 | ねんぶつ nenbutsu | nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha |
| 仏壇 | ぶつだん butsudan | Buddhist (household) altar |
| 石仏 | せきぶつ sekibutsu | stone Buddhist image |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.