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    3. 総本山

    総本山

    総そう本ほん山ざん

    head temple of a Buddhist sect

    KMT7News #17+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    そうほんざん

    Noun

    1.
    head temple of a Buddhist sect
    Buddhism
    2.
    headquarters (of an organization), head of operations, nerve center

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    このお寺てらは、その宗しゅう派はの総そう本ほん山ざんです。

    This temple is the head temple of that sect.

    KMT6Religion & Philosophy
    京きょう都とには多おおくの宗しゅう派はの総そう本ほん山ざんがあります。

    There are many head temples of various sects in Kyoto.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyTravel & Transportation
    仏ぶっ教きょうの総そう本ほん山ざんを訪おとずれることは、多おおくの巡じゅん礼れい者しゃにとって重じゅう要ような体たい験けんです。

    Visiting the head temple of Buddhism is an important experience for many pilgrims.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyTravel & Transportation
    比ひ叡えい山ざん延えん暦りゃく寺じは天てん台だい宗しゅうの総そう本ほん山ざんとして知しられています。

    Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei is known as the head temple of the Tendai sect.

    KMT7Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    その企き業ぎょうは、この都と市しをアジア事じ業ぎょうの総そう本ほん山ざんと位い置ちづけている。

    That company positions this city as the headquarters for its Asian operations.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    総
    す.べて・すべ.て・ふさ…(3)
    general・whole・all・full・total
    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
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