ほん
本
どう
堂

noun

  1. main hall (of a Buddhist temple), main temple.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
どう
堂
 本堂 ほんどう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
public chamber, hall
ドウ (4th, N4)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)