宗

Meanings

religion
sect
denomination
main point
origin
essence

Readings

しゅう
そう
むね

Strokes: 8
JLPT Level: N1
Frequency: #607

Common Words

宗家そうけhead of family, head house
宗教しゅうきょうreligion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed
宗祖しゅうそsect founder
宗派しゅうはsect, denomination
宗門しゅうもん(religious) denomination, sect

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 宗 by hand

派factionN19 strokes 浄cleanN19 strokes 禅ZenN113 strokes 門gateN28 strokes 祖ancestorN39 strokes 改reformationN27 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)