ほんぞん

本 尊

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple), principal image

    • この寺の本尊は何であるか知っていますか。
      Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    idol, icon, object of adoration

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    the man himself, the person at the heart of the matter
    usu. as ご〜
    jocular, humorous term