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    3. 御本尊

    御本尊

    御ご本ほん尊ぞん

    principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    ご本尊

    ごほんぞん

    Noun

    1.
    principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva), principal image, idol
    2.
    the man himself, the person at the heart of the matter
    jocular, humorous term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    御
    おん-・お-・み-…(3)
    honorable・manipulate・govern
    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    尊
    たっと.い・とうと.い・たっと.ぶ・とうと.ぶ…(5)
    revered・valuable・precious・noble・exalted
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