総本山

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
総 本 山
そう
Grade: 5 		ほん
Grade: 1 		さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
總本山 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Consisting of 総 (“general, whole”) +‎ 本山 (“head temple”)

Pronunciation

Noun

総(そう)本(ほん)山(ざん) • (sōhonzan) 

  1. (Buddhism) head temple of a sect​
  2. (organizational) headquarters
    Synonyms: 本部, 本社, 司令部

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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