宗 — kanji meaning “religion”
宗
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
- Meanings
- religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)、ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- むね
- Name readings
- かず、し、そ、そお、たか、とし
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #997 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- zōng — Chinese character page
Words with 宗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion; religious affiliation; belief |
| 宗派 | しゅうは shuuha | sect; denomination |
| 宗家 | そうけ souke | head of family; head house |
| 改宗 | かいしゅう kaishuu | religious conversion |
| 禅宗 | ぜんしゅう zenshuu | Zen (Buddhism) |
| 浄土真宗 | じょうどしんしゅう joudoshinshuu | Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School |
| 天台宗 | てんだいしゅう tendaishuu | Tendai sect (of Buddhism) |
| 浄土宗 | じょうどしゅう joudoshuu | Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect) |
| 宗門 | しゅうもん shuumon | (religious) denomination; sect |
| 宗祖 | しゅうそ shuuso | sect founder |
| 正宗 | まさむね masamune | famous sword; sword blade by Masamune |
| 正宗 | しょうしゅう shoushuu | correct doctrine; orthodox sect |
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