# 宗 — religion; sect

宗 means “religion; sect”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu), ソウ (sou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 宗 (shuu, “sect; denomination”).

- Meaning: religion; sect
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu), ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 1

## How to remember 宗

Parts: 宀 roof · 示 indicate

## Words with 宗

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宗 | しゅう (shuu) | sect; denomination |

## Don't confuse it with

[崇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/venerate/) · [示](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/indicate/) · [奈](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nara/) · [票](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ballot/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 1” set

[宮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrine/) · [義](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/righteousness/) · [献](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-up/) · [吉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/good-luck/) · [儀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rite/) · [葬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/funeral/) · [宗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/religion/) · [戒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admonish/) · [徳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/virtue/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/religion/. Last updated 2026-11-01.