Kanji 宗: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Key takeaways
Kanji 宗: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 宗
religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
This kanji depicts an altar (示) placed under a roof (宀), representing an ancestral shrine. As the spiritual center and origin of a family, it came to mean 'religion', 'sect', or 'essence'.
