宗主

Chinese
 
school; sect; purpose
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
 
to own; to host; master
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (宗主) 宗 主
simp. #(宗主) 宗 主

Pronunciation

Noun

宗主

  1. suzerain

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
宗 主
そう
Grade: 6		 しゅ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 宗主 (tsowng tsyuX, literally “clan master, lineage chief”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そ​ーしゅ [sóꜜòshù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

宗(そう)主(しゅ) • (sōshu) 

  1. a suzerain (a kind of leader)
  2. the head of a house, lineage, or clan
  3. a leader of a lineage in the ancient Chinese feudal system
  4. (Buddhism, religion) a funerary tablet, especially one at Ise Shrine for the imperial family

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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