プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
あみだ【×阿×弥×陀】
Amitabha
- 阿弥陀の光も金次第
Money can open even the gates of Heaven.／With enough money, you can buy even admission to Heaven.
阿弥陀被り｜
- 彼は麦わら帽子をあみだかぶりにしていた
He was wearing his straw hat pushed [tilted] back on his head.
阿弥陀籤くじ｜(▼日本で行うはしご状に書くあみだくじは英米にはない)
- あみだくじを引く
draw lots to determine one's contribution to a pool
阿弥陀如来｜Amitabha Tathagata