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宗

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • religion
  • sect
  • denomination
  • main point
  • origin
  • essence

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シュウ
  • ソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • むね
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#607
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
宀#40 · roof

Components

Common Words

  • 宗しゅうNoun
    sect, denomination
  • 宗教しゅうきょうNoun
    religion, religious affiliation, belief
  • 宗門しゅうもんNoun
    (religious) denomination, sect
  • 宗派しゅうはNoun
    sect, denomination
  • 浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうNoun
    Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
  • 宗主国そうしゅこくNoun
    suzerain state
  • 天台宗てんだいしゅうNoun
    Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
  • 宗教家しゅうきょうかNoun
    religious leader, person of religion, religious figure

Practice in Kanjiru

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