Bone Buddha - Kotsubotoke

Japanese: 骨仏 - こつぼとけ

〘noun〙① Bones after cremation. A person who has become bones. Remains. Also, a dead person. ※Haiku, Solo Recitation One Thousand Verses in a Day (1675), Part 1: "Blooming flowers, a smoky bone Buddha on a withered tree, a bird reciting the Isshintourei Sutra" ② A word used to insult someone. It is also used to mock a thin person. ※Haiku, Hirohara Kai (1703), Part 3: "A bone Buddha burning in the fire in my chest while still alive"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 火葬したあとの骨。骨になった人。遺骨。また、死人。※俳諧・独吟一日千句（1675）第一「つぼむ花枯木の煙骨仏一心頭礼経をよむ鳥」② 人をののしっていう語。また、やせた人をあざけっていうのにも用いる。※俳諧・広原海（1703）三「生ながら胸の火に焼く骨仏」

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