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Keyword
religion
  • sect
  • denomination
  • main point
  • origin
  • essence
Frequency
#997
Strokes
8
Grade
6
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1181
Readings
シュウ89%
ソウ11%
Mnemonic
Under a roof with a chimney you demonstrate your faith with prayers in front of a crowd, the heart of any religion.
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Used in vocabulary
宗しゅう教きょう
religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; religious activity
Noun
宗しゅう
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
Noun
宗むね
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
Noun
宗そう主しゅ国こく
suzerain state
Noun
宗しゅう教きょう家か
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
Noun
宗しゅう門もん
(religious) denomination; sect
Noun
宗しゅう派は
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
Noun
宗そう
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Noun
正まさ宗むね
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune
Noun
正しょう宗しゅう
correct doctrine; orthodox sect
Noun
浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅう
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
Noun
天てん台だい宗しゅう
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Noun
浄じょう土ど宗しゅう
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
Noun
宗そう主しゅ
suzerain
Noun
改かい宗しゅう
religious conversion
Noun
宗そう家け
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
Noun
禅ぜん宗しゅう
Zen (Buddhism)
Noun
宗しゅう祖そ
sect founder
Noun
宗しゅう旨し
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; religion; faith; one's principles; one's tastes; one's preferences
Noun
日にち蓮れん宗しゅう
Nichiren school of Buddhism
Noun
曹洞宗そうとうしゅう
Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
Noun
臨りん済ざい宗しゅう
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
Noun
時じ宗しゅう
Jishū sect (of Buddhism)
Noun