宗
Readings
Kana:
シュウ、ソウ、むね
Romaji:
shū, sou, mune
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
Meanings
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Stroke Diagram
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
旨
(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)