Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Kunyomi: むね
Onyomi: シュウ ソウ
Composition: 宀 示
Radical: 宀
Reading: うかんむり
Meaning: roof
Strokes: 3
宗教(しゅうきょう) religion
宗派(しゅうは) sect, denomination
浄土宗(じょうどしゅう) Pure Land sect, Jodo
天台宗(てんだいしゅう) Tendai sect
真言宗(しんごんしゅう) mantra sect, Shingon
改宗する(かいしゅうする) convert oneself [v.i.]
宗家(そうけ) head family of families
宗 (シュウ) sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
宗教 (シュウキョウ) religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
浄土真宗 (ジョウドシンシュウ) Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
浄土宗 (ジョウドシュウ) Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
宗 (ソウ) origin, source, virtuous ancestor
宗家 (ソウケ) head of family, originator
大宗 (タイソウ) leading figure, foundation
皇宗 (コウソウ) imperial ancestors
旨 (むね) principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
正宗 (まさむね) famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Kunyomi: むね
Onyomi: シュウ ソウ
Composition: 宀 示
Radical: 宀
Reading: うかんむり
Meaning: roof
Strokes: 3
宗教(しゅうきょう) religion
宗派(しゅうは) sect, denomination
浄土宗(じょうどしゅう) Pure Land sect, Jodo
天台宗(てんだいしゅう) Tendai sect
真言宗(しんごんしゅう) mantra sect, Shingon
改宗する(かいしゅうする) convert oneself [v.i.]
宗家(そうけ) head family of families
宗 (シュウ) sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
宗教 (シュウキョウ) religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
浄土真宗 (ジョウドシンシュウ) Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
浄土宗 (ジョウドシュウ) Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
宗 (ソウ) origin, source, virtuous ancestor
宗家 (ソウケ) head of family, originator
大宗 (タイソウ) leading figure, foundation
皇宗 (コウソウ) imperial ancestors
旨 (むね) principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
正宗 (まさむね) famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)