Kanji1 / 8
宗 kanji
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
シュウソウ
Kun readings
むね
Words with 宗
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —倶舎宗Kusha Sect
- —天台宗Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
- —改宗者convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
- —無宗教irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
- —臨済宗Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
- —黄檗宗Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
- —宗教色religious atmosphere
- —宗教法religious law
- —新宗教new religion
- —日蓮宗Nichiren school of Buddhism
- —法相宗Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
- —仏心宗Zen (Buddhism)
- —達磨宗Zen (Buddhism); confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry
- —真言宗Shingon sect
- —普化宗Fuke school (defunct sect of Zen Buddhism)
- —戒律宗Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
- —宗教史religious history; history of religion
- —禅宗様traditional Zen-style architecture
- —宗教熱religious fervour; religious enthusiasm
- —唯識宗Hosso sect (of Buddhism)