宗主
Chinese edit
school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family |
to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary | ||
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trad. (宗主) | 宗 | 主 | |
simp. #(宗主) | 宗 | 主 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
宗主
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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宗 | 主 |
そう Grade: 6 |
しゅ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 宗主 (tsowng tsyuX, literally “clan master, lineage chief”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a suzerain (a kind of leader)
- the head of a house, lineage, or clan
- a leader of a lineage in the ancient Chinese feudal system
- (Buddhism, religion) a funerary tablet, especially one at Ise Shrine for the imperial family
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
References edit
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN