ほん
本
のう
能
じ
寺
　
の
へん
変

expression, noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
のう
能
じ
寺
　
の
へん
変
 本能寺の変 ほんのうじのへん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
ability, talent, skill
ノウ　よし　の (5th, N3)
a small worm, larvae of mosquitoes, empty
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
unusual, change, strange
ヘン　か.わる (4th, N3)
also, again
また　エキ　ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)