本尊
ほんぞん
honzon
JMdict entry #1522940
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idol; icon; object of adoration
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) jocular, humorous term the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
この寺の本尊は何であるか知っていますか。
kono tera no honzon ha nan de aru ka shixtsu te i masu ka 。
Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?