本尊

ほんぞん

Meanings

1. Noun principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image
2. idol; icon; object of adoration
3. the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter (usu. as ご〜)

Kanji

• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 尊 revere. Read as ソン.

Example sentences

• この寺の本尊は何であるか知っていますか。
  Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

Words containing 本尊

• 御本尊 (ごほんぞん) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)
• 守り本尊 (まもりほんぞん) guardian deity

Word lists

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