総本山

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
  • (Tokyo) そーほ​んざん [sòóhóꜜǹzàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːhõ̞nd͡zã̠ɴ]

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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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