張本人ちょうほんにん (chouhonnin)

author; originator

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張本人 (ちょうほんにん, chouhonnin) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “author; originator”.

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Example sentences 9

その おとこ事件じけん張本人ちょうほんにん

The man was the ringleader of the incident.

このうわさの 張本人ちょうほんにんはだれだ?

Who is at the bottom of these rumors?

議定において源通親・隆季は「園城寺は衆徒が退散したので張本人を捕らえるだけで良い。

At the public meeting, MINAMOTO no Michichika and Takasue argued that 'Since the armed clergy of Onjo-ji temple disbanded of their own accord, simply arresting the ringleaders will be sufficient punishment.

自民党などからは「独裁・暗黒時代」「京都を極限まで遅らせた張本人」という批判がある。

Some of the LDP and other parties criticized Ninagawa for his 'dictatorship and bringing a dark age' and for 'being blamed for having delayed the development of Kyoto excessively.'