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宗 kanji — Religion, Sect, Denomination | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

宗

Religion, Sect, Denomination, Main Point, Origin, Essence

8 strokes

N1

On readings 音読み

しゅう、そう

Kun readings 訓読み

むね

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Words using 宗

宗教しゅうきょうreligionN3 ～宗～しゅうsectN1 宗派しゅうはsect 宗門しゅうもん(religious) denomination 浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうJōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)宗しゅうsect

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