宗主

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zōngzhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zōngzhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zongjhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tsung¹-chu³
    • Yale: dzūng-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzongjuu
    • Palladius: цзунчжу (czunčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

宗主

1. suzerain

Derived terms

• 宗主國／宗主国 (zōngzhǔguó)
• 宗主權／宗主权 (zōngzhǔquán)

 

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 tsyu^X, literally “clan master, lineage chief”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​ーしゅ [sóꜜòshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

宗(そう)主(しゅ) • (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

• 宗主権(そうしゅけん) (sōshuken): suzerainty, the power of a suzerain
• 宗主国(そうしゅこく) (sōshukoku): a suzerain state, a country that holds dominion over and demands fealty from other countries

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN