JLPT N3 · Noun

宗教 (shuukyou)

宗教 (しゅうきょう, shuukyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “religion; religious affiliation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅうきょう
Romaji: shuukyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed · noun
religious activity · noun

Example sentences

手始めは、三大宗教の聖地、エルサレムを訪れることだった。

For a start, I visited Jerusalem - a sacred place for three major religions.

Tatoeba #74446

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 宗教

宗

religion, sect, denominationシュウ・ソウ・むね · 8 strokes

教

teach, faith, doctrineキョウ・おし.える・おそ.わる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 宗教.

宗しゅうsect教室きょうしつclassroom教えるおしえるto teach教会きょうかいchurch教育きょういくeducation教授きょうじゅprofessor教えおしえteaching教わるおそわるto be taught教科書きょうかしょtextbook教養きょうよう(understanding or appreciation of) culture助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor教きょう-ism (religion)教科きょうかsubject教訓きょうくんlesson

Source: JMdict entry 1331400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.