宗 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- シュウ・ソウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- religion; sect; head of a family line
Origin
宀 "house" over 示 "altar"; the house where ancestors are honoured — hence "sect, religion."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シュウ | 宗教・宗派・改宗 |
|---|---|
| ソウ | 宗家・宗匠 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 宗教しゅうきょう
religion
- 宗派しゅうは
sect; denomination
Example
世界の宗教について調べた。
I looked into the religions of the world.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)