宗
commonreligion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence
Radical: 宀 (roof). Strokes: 8画. Elements: 示二小宀. . Hangul: 종 [jong]. Nanori: かず / し / そ / そお / たか / とし / のり / ひろ / むな / もと / よしkazu / shi / so / sō / taka / toshi / nori / hiro / muna / moto / yoshi.
Jōyō Kanji 6th Grade. JLPT N1.
Example compounds:
| シュウSHŪ | 宗旨【しゅうしshūshi】tenets (doctrines) of a religious sect; (religious) sect 改宗【かいしゅうkaishū】religious conversion 宗祖【しゅうそshūso】sect founder |
| ソウSŌ | 宗家【そうけsōke】head of family; originator 宗主国【そうしゅこくsōshukoku】suzerain state; state that controls another in international affairs, but allows it domestic sovereignty 宗匠【そうしょうsōshō】master; teacher |
| むねmune | 宗【むねmune】center (centre); purport 正宗【まさむねmasamune】famous sword; sake |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 5b97 | – | Unicode |
| 29-01 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 2-3-5 | – | SKIP |
| 3m5.1 | – | TKD |
| 3090.1 | – | Four Corner |
| 741 | – | De Roo |
| 1294 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 1321 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 2228 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1419 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1100 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 1023 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 679 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 248 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 7106 | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 3 p. 954 |
| 889 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 616 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 805 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 1206 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 899 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 865 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 816 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 471 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1109 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |