宗主

Chinese
 
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
 
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
simp. and trad.
(宗主)		 宗 主

Pronunciation

Noun

宗主

  1. suzerain

Japanese
Kanji in this term
宗 主
そう
Grade: 6		 しゅ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 宗主 (tsowng tsyuX, literally “clan master, lineage chief”).

Pronunciation

Noun

宗主 (hiragana そうしゅ, rōmaji sōshu)

  1. a suzerain (a kind of leader)
  2. the head of a house, lineage, or clan
  3. a leader of a lineage in the ancient Chinese feudal system
  4. (Buddhism, religion) a funerary tablet, especially one at Ise Shrine for the imperial family

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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