そうしゅ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of そうしゅ – see the following entry.
【宗主】
[noun] a suzerain (a kind of leader)
[noun] the head of a house, lineage, or clan
[noun] a leader of a lineage in the ancient Chinese feudal system
[noun] (Buddhism, religion) a funerary tablet, especially one at Ise Shrine for the imperial family
(This term, そうしゅ (sōshu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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