宗

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シュウソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

むね

Nanori (名乗り)

かずしそそおたかとしのりひろむなもとよし

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:997

Vocabulary

シュウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
宗教	シュウキョウ	religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; religious activity
宗派	シュウハ	sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
宗門	シュウモン	(religious) denomination; sect
浄土真宗	ジョウドシンシュウ	Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
改宗	カイシュウ	religious conversion

ソウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
宗家	ソウケ	head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
宗家	ソウカ	head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
宗主国	ソウシュコク	suzerain state
宗匠	ソウショウ	master; teacher
祖宗	ソソウ	ancestors

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
宗	むね	principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar; purport; gist; drift; meaning; instructions; orders; intention; wishes
宗	しゅう	sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
一宗	いっしゅう	sect; denomination
正宗	まさむね	famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
宗門改	しゅうもんあらため	Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

perfect, completion, end

reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut

adore, respect, revere, worship

plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

treasure, wealth, valuables

determine, fix, establish, decide

guard, protect, defend, obey

eaves, roof, house, heaven