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Kanji Details:

  • Frequency:997
  • Kun: むね
  • On: シュウ, ソウ
  • Meaning: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
  • Examples:
    WordReadingMeaning
    しゅうsect
    宗教しゅうきょうreligion
    宗門しゅうもんdoctrine, creed, sect
    宗派しゅうはsect, denomination
    浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうJodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
    宗主国そうしゅこくsuzerain state, state that controls another in international affairs, but allows it domestic sovereignty
    天台宗てんだいしゅうTendai sect (of Buddhism)
    宗教家しゅうきょうかreligionist
    浄土宗じょうどしゅうPure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
    宗家そうけ, そうかhead of family, originator