Info on the Kanji 宗

What's a Kanji?
What is this? "宗"

Meaning(s)

religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

Reading(s)

onyomi SHUU, SOU
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 8
grade 6
jlpt level N1
Example words with 宗
WordMeaning
しゅう
shuu
sect
いしゅう
i shuu
different religion or sect
いちしゅう
ichi shuu
sect / denomination
かいしゅう
kaishuu
religious conversion
こうそう
kousou
imperial ancestors
ししゅう
shi shuu
head of a clan
ししゅう
shi shuu
master poet
ししゅう
shi shuu
master poet
ときしゅう
toki shuu
buddhist sect
じゃしゅう
ja shuu
heresy / foreign religion
そうけ
souke
head of family / originator
しゅうがく
shuu gaku
study of religious doctrine
しゅうき
shuu ki
religious regulations
しゅうぎ
shuu gi
denominational doctrine / doctrine of a sect
しゅうきょう
shuukyou
religion
しゅうし
shuushi
tenets of a religious sect / sect
しゅうしゅ
shuu shu
suzerain
しゅうたくみ
shuu takumi
master / teacher
しゅうそ
shuu so
sect founder
しゅうと
shuu to
believer / follower
しゅうは
shuuha
sect / denomination
しゅうはく
shuu haku
minister of rites
しゅうびょう
shuu byou
ancestral shrine / mausoleum / imperial mausoleum
しゅうほう
shuu hou
regulations governing chinese religious observances and social order
しゅうつとむ
shuu tsutomu
religious matters
しゅうもん
shuu mon
doctrine / creed / sect
しゅうろん
shuu ron
doctrinal dispute
しんしゅう
shinshuu
shin buddhism
まさむね
masamune
famous sword / sword blade by masamune / sake / japanese rice wine / brand of sake from nada region during tempo era
ぜんしゅう
zenshuu
zen
そしゅう
so shuu
ancestors
ほかしゅう
hoka shuu
another sect
だいしゅう
dai shuu
leading figure / foundation
どうしゅう
dou shuu
the same sect
はちしゅう
hachi shuu
the two sects of buddhism introduced to japan during the heian period and the six sects introduced during the nara period
りつしゅう
ritsu shuu
ritsu
Show me more
Example Sentences with 宗
馬鹿が移るまえにそのような教に関わらんほうがいい。

手始めは、三大教の聖地、エルサレムを訪れることだった。

現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。

両地域は教と文化が違っている。



Back to List

What's a Kanji?

© 2012 - 2015 All rights reserved. Created by Nolan Ritchie