jmdict 1522940 Active (id#2287028)
本尊 [spec2,news2,nf27]
【 ほんぞん [spec2,news2,nf27] 】
  1. [n]
    • principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple)
    • principal image
  2. [n]
    • idol
    • icon
    • object of adoration
  3. [n] [joc]
    《usu. as ご〜》
    • the man himself
    • the person at the heart of the matter
History:
    • A 2024-01-01 19:57:41 Jim Breen (id#2287028)
    • A* 2024-01-01 19:42:30 Robin Scott (id#2287015)
    • Comments
      GG5 has a third sense. Also in Saito. I'm not seeing it in the kokugos. Appears to be a figurative use of sense 1.
    • Refs
      gg5, meikyo
    • Diff
      @@ -18 +18 @@
-<gloss>principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)</gloss>
+<gloss>principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple)</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +20,3 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -20,0 +24,2 @@
+<gloss>icon</gloss>
+<gloss>object of adoration</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +30 @@
+<s_inf>usu. as ご〜</s_inf>
    • A 2013-09-15 23:50:42 Jim Breen
    • A* 2013-09-15 14:28:42 Nils Roland Barth
    • Comments
      Add [joc] to teasing term
    • Refs
      GG5 koji
    • Diff
      @@ -25,0 +25,1 @@
+<misc>&joc;</misc>
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