This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シュウ、ソウ、むね
Romaji: shū, sou, mune
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かず、し、そ、そお、たか、とし、のり、ひろ、むな、もと、よし
Romaji: kazu, shi, so, soo, taka, toshi, nori, hiro, muna, moto, yoshi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  997
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  jong
Chinese Reading:  zong1
Unicode:  5b97
JIS:  3D21

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2228
Nelson Index: 1294
New Nelson Index: 1321
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m5.1
Four Corner Index: 3090.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 889
Gakken Index: 1023
Japanese Names Index: 679
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7106
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0954
Remembering the kanji Index: 1100
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1206
Kodansha Compact Index: 471
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 899
Kanji in Context Index: 816
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1419
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1915
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1109
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1181
Essential Kanji Index: 248
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2769
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 741
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 805
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 865

Words

(むね)
center (centre); pillar; principle; purport; gist; drift; meaning
宗教 (しゅうきょう)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; religious activity
正宗 (まさむね)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tempo era (1830-1844)
改宗 (かいしゅう)
religious conversion
浄土真宗 (じょうどしんしゅう)
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
(しゅう)
sect
宗派 (しゅうは)
sect; denomination
宗家 (そうけ、そうか)
head of family; originator
天台宗 (てんだいしゅう)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
浄土宗 (じょうどしゅう)
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
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