本尊

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Chinese

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roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
to honour
trad. (本尊)
simp. #(本尊)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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本尊

  1. (Buddhism) the idol or other main object of worship at a temple; the principal image; yidam
  2. (neologism, slang) the original (person, version, etc.), as opposed to an imitator

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (本尊):
  • Japanese: 本尊(ほんぞん) (honzon)
  • Korean: 본존(本尊) (bonjon)

Pronoun

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本尊

  1. a first person pronoun used by deities in Chinese fiction
    Synonym: 本座 (běnzuò)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
そん > ぞん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほん)(ぞん) (honzon

  1. the idol or other main object of worship at a temple
    • 1922, 内藤鳴雪, 鳴雪自叙伝:
      本堂(ほんどう)(うし)ろの(くろ)本尊(ほんぞん)もやはり跣足(はだし)這入(はい)ったものである。
      Hondō no ushiro no kuro honzon mo yahari hadashi de haitta mono de aru.
      Sure enough, behind the temple along with the black idol was somebody who'd come in barefoot.
  2. the main object of attention or affection (often used sarcastically)
    • 1907, 夏目漱石, 野分:
      (こい)装飾(そうしょく)ならば(こい)本尊(ほんぞん)たる愛人(あいじん)無論装飾品(むろんそうしょくひん)である。
      Koi ga sōshoku naraba koi no honzon taru aijin wa muron sōshokuhin de aru.
      If your love is for show, then of course your vaunted lover will be a mere ornament.