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本宮 (ほんぐう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

本ほん宮ぐう

also: もとみや

ほ

ん

ぐ

う

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the principal shrine building within a shrine complex, as opposed to branch shrines (末社). Also used in proper names of specific shrines.

See also: 本社

この神じん社じゃの本ほん宮ぐうは山やまの上うえにある。
The main shrine of this shrine is on top of the mountain.
熊くま野の本ほん宮ぐう大たい社

Written forms

本宮Usage100%
- ほんぐう
  Standard kanji spelling for the main shrine of a shrine complex.
- もとみや
  Alternate reading, less common; may appear in proper names.

しゃ

は

和わ

歌か

山やま

県けん

に

ある

。

Kumano Hongū Taisha is in Wakayama Prefecture.

もとみや

Kanji

本book, present, main
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace

Similar words

本ほん社しゃ
本社 can also mean 'main shrine', but more commonly refers to the head office of a company. 本宮 is specifically the main shrine building.
末まっ社しゃ
A branch or subordinate shrine within the same shrine grounds, contrasted with 本宮.

Etymology

Compound of 本 (hon, 'main') and 宮 (gū, 'shrine'). The reading もとみや uses the native Japanese reading of the characters.