この寺の本尊は何であるか知っていますか。
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English Translation
Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?
Furigana
この寺 の本尊 は何 であるか知 っていますか。
Romanji
Kono tera no honzon wa nani de aru ka shitteimasu ka.
Words
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
寺
(てら)
temple (Buddhist)
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
本尊
(ほんぞん)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
知る
(しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
Kanji
Readings: ジ、 てら
Meaning: Buddhist temple
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ソン、 たっと.い、 とうと.い、 たっと.ぶ、 とうと.ぶ
Meanings: revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom