宗

This is the kanji for a religion or sect.

on readings:
  • shū
  • sō
kun readings:
    -
examples:
邪宗 jashū heretical sect, heathenism
宗教 shūkyō religion
天台宗 Tendaishū Tendai school of Buddhism
禅宗 zenshū the Zen sect of Buddhism

links:
Tendai
Wiktionary
Zen
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Last ∆ on 30 August 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.