Meaning of 釈迦(しゃか) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 釈迦

Kana Reading しゃか

Romaji shaka

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama, 563 BCE-483 BCE); Shakyamuni; Sakyamuni

Examples of 釈迦, しゃか in a sentence

釈迦に説法とは存じますが、医者も禁煙されたほうがよろしいのではないでしょうか。

I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but wouldn't it be a good idea to stop smoking?
釈迦に説法。

Don't teach fishes to swim.
釈迦に経。

You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
それは釈迦に説法というもの。

That's like carrying coals to Newcastle.

Related Kanji

迦

8 strokes

(used phonetically)

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi:

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釈 JLPT 1

11 strokes

explanation

On'Yomi: シャク, セキ

Kun'Yomi: とく, す.てる, ゆる.す

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