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Kanji Details for 宗

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宗
Stroke Count
 8 Strokes
 Radical
 宀 + 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N1
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 6
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English Meaning
  1. religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと、むな、ひろ、のり、とし、たか、そお、むね、よし、かず。
On'yomi: シュウ。(Kan'you-on Reading)
ソ。(Go-on Reading)
ソウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Dictionary Entries for 宗

shuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sect; denomination
noun
  1. tenets (of a religious sect)
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mune
noun
  1. principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
  2. purport; gist; drift; meaning
  3. instructions; orders; intention; wishes
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sou
noun
  1. origin; source
  2. virtuous ancestor
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 宗

Construction of Character for 宗

Radicals and parts present in 宗
» Radical shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
» Part two, two radical (no.2)
» Part little, small
» Part show, indicate, point out, express, display

Kanji related to 宗

Kanji for religion, supernatural world

  • 寺

    教

    社

    宮

    神

    仏

    宗

    派

    聖

    僧

    尼

    幻

    犠

    祈

    禅

    竜

    霊

    鬼

    魂

    魔

    刹

    詣

    俎

Kanji containing 冖 at the top-inner

  • 字

    学

    室

    家

    守

    安

    受

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    労

    完

    官

    栄

    害

    覚

    察

    容

    寄

    営

    富

    夢

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    帝

    宰

    宴

    宵

    索

    寂

    蛍

    寛

    寝

    寡

    豪

    審

    寮

    憂

    宛

    鬱

Kanji containing 冖

  • 売

    帰

    写

    運

    軍

    帯

    愛

    揮

    冗

    壱

    沈

    亭

    冠

    殻

    塚

    畳

    輝

    枕

    冥

    彙

Kanji containing 宀 at the top

  • 字

    室

    家

    守

    安

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    完

    官

    害

    察

    容

    寄

    富

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    宰

    宴

    宵

    寂

    寛

    寝

    寡

    審

    寮

    宛

Kanji containing 宀

  • 空

    究

    院

    館

    案

    貯

    管

    演

    確

    額

    密

    窓

    割

    憲

    縮

    突

    狩

    窃

    崇

    窒

    蛇

    棺

    腕

    嫁

    溶

    寧

    稼

    窮

    窯

    賓

    錠

    擦

    轄

    塞

    窟

    蜜

    鶴

    綻

    踪

Kanji containing 宗

  • 宗

    崇

    踪

Kanji containing 示 at the bottom

  • 祭

    票

    禁

    宗

    奈

Kanji containing 示

  • 察

    標

    示

    際

    尉

    崇

    款

    漂

    隷

    襟

    踪

Meanings in Other Languages for 宗

French
  1. religion, secte, confession, point principal, origine, essence
Portuguese
  1. religião, seita, denominação, ponto principal, origem, essência
Spanish
  1. enseñanzas religiosas, fundamento, origen

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