Moto 宗 (しゅう)sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
- sect; denominationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- tenets (of a religious sect)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 宗
Words that share its kanji
- 宗教しゅうきょうreligion; religious affiliation
- 宗門しゅうもん(religious) denomination; sect
- 宗派しゅうはsect; denomination
- 浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうJōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
- 天台宗てんだいしゅうTendai sect (of Buddhism)
- 宗主国そうしゅこくsuzerain state
- 宗家そうけhead of family; originator
- 宗教家しゅうきょうかreligious leader; person of religion
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