総本山

総本山

Japanese

Kanji in this term
総	本	山
そう Grade: 5	ほん Grade: 1	さん > ざん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Consisting of 総 (“general, whole”) +‎ 本山 (“head temple”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーほ​んざん [sòóhóꜜǹzàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːhõ̞nd͡zã̠ɴ]

Noun

総本山(そうほんざん) • (sōhonzan) 

1. (Buddhism) head temple of a sect​
2. (organizational) headquarters

   Synonyms: 本部, 本社, 司令部

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN