8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

Kun'yomi
  • principle ②purport ③instructions
On'yomi
  • シュ
    sect ②tenets (of a religious sect)
  • origin ②virtuous ancestor
Nanori
  • かず
  • そお
  • たか
  • とし
  • のり
  • ひろ
  • むな
  • もと
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 56.7%
シュウ 30.2%
むな 9.7%
むね 3.4%

Character Breakdown

religion, sect, denomination
ソウ シュウ むな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

sect ②tenets (of a religious sect)
religion ②religious activity
different religion or sect
head of family
famous sword ②sake
ancestral shrine (temple)
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References

Unicode hex code 5B97
JIS X 0208 1-29-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1294
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1321
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2228
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2769
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7106
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 889
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 616
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 626
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 805
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1206
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 899
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 865
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 816
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 471
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1109
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m5.1
Four corner code 3090.1
De Roo Code 741