Word Meaning 本尊

ほんぞん honzon

本尊 is read as ほんぞん (honzon) and means the man himself.

Meaning

English

  1. the man himself
  2. the person at the heart of the matter
  3. principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)
  4. principal image
  5. idol

Reading

Kana

ほんぞん

Romaji

honzon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 9286 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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守り本尊

まもりほんぞん

guardian deity

ご本尊

ごほんぞん

the man himself

本格的

ほんかくてき

genuine

本線

ほんせん

main line

本領

ほんりょう

fief

本島

ほんとう

main island

本省

ほんしょう

this ministry

本予算

ほんよさん

main budget

本因坊

ほんいんぼう

Hon'inbō

本籍

ほんせき

one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register)

本腰

ほんごし

strenuous effort

本丸

ほんまる

inner citadel