Omoto - Taihon

Japanese: 大本 - たいほん

〘Noun〙 (also "daihon") The fundamental thing. The first basic thing. The source. ※Honcho Monsui (around 1060) 6: Shinju Sanmi Jo〈Sugawara no Fumitoki〉 "This is one part of the joy of the world. It is the basis of the nation's succession. _{It will be} _difficult to _win. " ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 39: "As I face the winds of decline and look into the distance, the path of government has been abandoned and is as good as nothing." [Book of Rites - Doctrine of the Mean]

O- hon oho... [Omoto]

〘 noun 〙 A large book. In the Edo period, a book of this size was made by folding paper larger than Mino paper in half and binding it in a saddle stitch. ※Shunjo Essays (1926)〈Ichishima Shunjo〉Shumi Danso "In short, the conditions that should be acceptable to a small book are the same as the conditions that should be acceptable to a large book, and the only difference is the size of the form."

O- moto oho [Omoto]

〘 noun 〙 The root of something. The root. The main thing. ※Kaika Mondo (1874-75) by Ogawa Tameharu, first: "This is because I have not seen the actual situation, and I do not know the root of it ."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙 (「だいほん」とも) 根本となるもの。第一の基本。おおもと。※本朝文粋（1060頃）六・申従三位状〈菅原文時〉「摠是天下歓予之一端。国家福祚之大本也。不_レ勝_二懇欵_一」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）三九「今澆末の風に向て大本の遠を見るに、政道は棄れて無に似たり」〔礼記‐中庸〕