この寺の本尊は何であるか知っていますか。

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この 寺 の 本尊 は 何 で ある か 知っています か 。

English Translation

Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

Furigana

この寺(てら)の本尊(ほんぞん)は何(なに)であるか知(し)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

寺

Readings: ジ、 てら

Meaning: Buddhist temple

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

尊

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

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom