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宗 Virtuous ancestor - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
English: Virtuous ancestor
Kunyomi:
Nanori: かず, し, そ, そお, たか, とし, のり, ひろ, むな, もと, よし
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Kanji: 宗 (8 Strokes)
Grade Level: 6
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 997
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

どくがんりゅうまさむね :: 独眼竜政宗 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)

にほんしゅうきょうれんめい :: 日本宗教連盟 Japanese Association of Religious Organizations

しゅうきょうにせい :: 宗教二世 People following their parents' religion

しゅうきょうにせい :: 宗教2世 People following their parents' religion

しゅうほう :: 宗法 Religious rule of a sect

そうたんりゅう :: 宗旦流 Sōtan school of tea ceremony

そうわりゅう :: 宗和流 Sōwa school of tea ceremony

そうへんりゅう :: 宗徧流 Sōhen school of tea ceremony

ゆうずうねんぶつしゅう :: 融通念仏宗 Yuzu Nembutsu (school of Pure Land Buddhism)

ほんもんぶつりゅうしゅう :: 本門佛立宗 Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)

しゅうしがえ :: 宗旨変え Change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.)

しゅうしがえ :: 宗旨変え Conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.)

しゅうしがえ :: 宗旨替え Change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.)

しゅうしがえ :: 宗旨替え Conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.)

そう :: 宗 Virtuous ancestor


Using 宗 in sentences:

(Japanese) トムは、教に関する議論はしないことにした。

(English) Tom decided not to discuss religion.

(Japanese) 彼は教に関する本を持っています。

(English) He has a book about religion.

(Japanese) どの教も、人と同じように一利あれば一害ありさ。

(English) Every religion, like every person, has brought good and bad things into the world.

(Japanese) どんな教も、人と同じようにこの世に良いことも悪いことをももたらしてきた。

(English) Every religion, like every person, has brought good and bad things into the world.

(Japanese) 教とカルトの違いは何ですか?

(English) What's the difference between a religion and a cult?


How do you say Virtuous ancestor in Japanese?

Answer: 宗


How many kanji strokes does 宗 have?

Answer: 8


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