山号

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
ごう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
山號 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(さん)(ごう) (sangō

  1. (Buddhism) mountain name: honorific name given to Buddhist temples, originally from the mountain on which they were located, but given to temples not built on mountains from the Kamakura period onwards

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN