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): ㄗㄨㄥㄓㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zōngzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥㄓㄨˇ
  - 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

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

On’yomi: Kan’on

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

Noun

宗(そう)主(しゅ) • (sōshu)

a suzerain (a kind of leader)
the head of a house, lineage, or clan
a leader of a lineage in the ancient Chinese feudal system
(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

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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