宗教

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
宗	教

[edit] Etymology

宗 (shu), “‘sect’”) + 教 (kyō), “‘suffix for doctrine’”)

[edit] Noun

宗教 (hiragana しゅうきょう, romaji shūkyō)

1. religion

[edit] Derived terms

• 無宗教 (むしゅうきょう, mushūkyō), “‘no religious affiliation’”)

[edit] Related terms

• 教祖
• 宗派 (しゅうは, shūha), “‘religious sect’”)