Meaning of 本能寺の変(ほんのうじのへん) in Japanese

本能寺の変
Kana Reading
ほんのうじのへん
Romaji
honnōjinohen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Honnoji Incident; forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)

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寺 JLPT 2

6 strokes

Buddhist temple

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: てら

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能 JLPT 3

10 strokes

ability, talent, skill, capacity

On'Yomi: ノウ

Kun'Yomi: よ.く

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変 JLPT 3

9 strokes

unusual, change, strange

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, か.わり, か.える

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本 JLPT 5

5 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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