01
宗教
しゅうきょう
religion
Meanings
- religion
- sect
- denomination
- main point
- origin
- essence
Readings
Onyomi
- シュウ
- ソウ
Kunyomi
- むね
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Useful words
02
宗派
しゅうは
sect
03
改宗
かいしゅう
conversion
04
禅宗
ぜんしゅう
Zen Buddhism
05
宗家
そうけ
head family
06
宗徒
しゅうと
follower
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01神Meaning85%gods, mindA deity angle shows the religious world that 宗 can organize.02社Meaning80%company, firmShrine or society sits close to 宗 whenever religion becomes a community.03祭Meaning78%ritual, offer prayersRitual in 祭 shows the public practice side in a religion or sect in 宗.04礼Meaning76%salute, bowRites and etiquette show the practice side that often surrounds 宗.05祈Meaning75%pray, wishPrayer is a concrete action inside the broader religious world of 宗.06寺Meaning72%Buddhist templeTemple gives 宗 a place-based religious neighbor.