大たい宗そう

noun

leading figure; authority; foundation

Refers to a person who is a central figure or authority in a field, or the fundamental basis of something. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは日本にほん文ぶん学がくの大たい宗そうと見みなされている。

  He is regarded as a leading figure in Japanese literature.

• この理り論ろんは現げん代だい物ぶつ理り学がくの大たい宗そうを成なす。

  This theory forms the foundation of modern physics.