This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

本能寺の変

Reading

Kana: ほんのうじのへん
Romaji: honnoujinohen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Honnoji Incident; forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: ジ、 てら
Meaning: Buddhist temple
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange