張本人

Japanese
Kanji in this term
張 本 人
ちょう
Grade: 5		 ほん
Grade: 1		 にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

張本 +‎ 人

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちょーほ​んにん [chòóhóꜜǹnìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) ちょーほんにん [chòóhóńníń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːhõ̞ɲ̟ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

張(ちょう)本(ほん)人(にん) • (chōhonnin) 

  1. ringleader, culprit, perpetrator
    Synonym: 首謀者

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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