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    3. 本義

    本義

    本ほん義ぎ

    true meaning

    KMT9News #29+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほんぎ

    Noun

    1.
    true meaning, underlying principle

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    この言こと葉ばの<b>本ほん義ぎ</b>は何なんですか。

    What is the true meaning of this word?

    KMT6Core Concepts
    彼かれの発はつ言げんの<b>本ほん義ぎ</b>を理り解かいするのは難むずかしい。

    It's difficult to understand the true meaning of his statement.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    仏ぶっ教きょうの教おしえの<b>本ほん義ぎ</b>は、苦くからの解かい放ほうにあると言いわれている。

    It is said that the true meaning of Buddhist teachings lies in liberation from suffering.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    神しん道とうの儀ぎ式しきには、自し然ぜんへの畏い敬けいという<b>本ほん義ぎ</b>が込こめられている。

    Shinto rituals embody the underlying principle of reverence for nature.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyNature & Environment
    哲てつ学がく的てきな議ぎ論ろんでは、言こと葉ばの<b>本ほん義ぎ</b>を深ふかく掘ほり下さげることが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    In philosophical discussions, it is essential to delve deeply into the true meaning of words.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
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