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むね
center (centre); pillar; principle; purport; gist; drift; meaning
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しゅう
sect
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宗教

しゅうきょう
religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; religious activity
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宗派

しゅうは
sect; denomination
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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)
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宗家

そうけ、そうか
head of family; originator
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改宗

かいしゅう
religious conversion
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天台宗

てんだいしゅう
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
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浄土真宗

じょうどしんしゅう
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
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浄土宗

じょうどしゅう
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)