51 strokes in total
- Hiragana:
- ぼだいだるま
- Alphabet:
- bodaidaruma
- How to write 菩提達磨
- 菩: herb, aromatic plant
- 提: hold in hand; lift in hand
- 達: arrive at, reach; intelligent
- 磨: grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
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