Word Meaning 本地垂迹説

ほんじすいじゃくせつ honjisuijakusetsu

本地垂迹説 is read as ほんじすいじゃくせつ (honjisuijakusetsu) and means manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas).

Meaning

English

manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

Reading

Kana

ほんじすいじゃくせつ

Romaji

honjisuijakusetsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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本格小説

ほんかくしょうせつ

serious novel

天変地異説

てんぺんちいせつ

catastrophism

力本説

りきほんせつ

dynamism

地動説

ちどうせつ

heliocentric theory

日本応用地質学会

にっぽんおうようちしつがっかい

Japan Society of Engineering Geology

土地基本法

とちきほんほう

Basic Act for Land

地垂木

じだるき

exposed rafter

垂迹

すいじゃく

manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people)

本当

ほんと

proper

本当に

ほんとに

really

本社

ほんじゃ

main shrine

本店

ほんだな

this store