Kanji in 禅宗
- 禅Zen; Silent MeditationRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 宗Religion; Sect; DenominationRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)
- 禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
- 友禅染めゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
- 座禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- 禅僧ぜんそうZen priest
- 禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
- 禅譲ぜんじょうabdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
- 五門禅ごもんぜんfive approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
- 宗教しゅうきょうreligion; religious affiliation
- 宗しゅうsect; denomination
- 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
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