本尊

Chinese
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 to honour
trad. (本尊) 本 尊
simp. #(本尊) 本 尊

Pronunciation

Noun

本尊

  1. (Buddhism) the idol or other main object of worship at a temple; the principal image; yidam
  2. (neologism, slang) the original (person, version, etc.), as opposed to an imitator

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (本尊):
  • → Japanese: 本尊(ほんぞん) (honzon)
  • → Korean: 본존(本尊) (bonjon)

Pronoun

本尊

  1. a first person pronoun used by deities in Chinese fiction
    Synonym: 本座 (běnzuò)

Further reading

Japanese
Kanji in this term
本 尊
ほん
Grade: 1		 そん > ぞん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞nd͡zõ̞ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)尊(ぞん) • (honzon) 

  1. the idol or other main object of worship at a temple
    • 1922, 内藤鳴雪, 鳴雪自叙伝:
      本堂(ほんどう)の後(うし)ろの黒(くろ)本尊(ほんぞん)もやはり跣足(はだし)で這入(はい)ったものである。
      Hondō no ushiro no kuro honzon mo yahari hadashi de haitta mono de aru.
      Sure enough, behind the temple along with the black idol was somebody who'd come in barefoot.
  2. the main object of attention or affection (often used sarcastically)
    • 1907, 夏目漱石, 野分:
      恋(こい)が装飾(そうしょく)ならば恋(こい)の本尊(ほんぞん)たる愛人(あいじん)は無論装飾品(むろんそうしょくひん)である。
      Koi ga sōshoku naraba koi no honzon taru aijin wa muron sōshokuhin de aru.
      If your love is for show, then of course your vaunted lover will be a mere ornament.
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