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宗 means 'religion'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 540   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 1    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 52 words   Used in 122 words   Used in 1239 names   Component in 18 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
   シュウ   ソウ
   religion, sect
Kun    むね religion, sect, denomination, center, pillar, main point, origin, essence
Name    かず   し   そ   たか   とし   のり   ひろ   むな   もと   よし   そお
⿱   roof   show  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 宗 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 宗 is used 120 times, read 3 ways.
シュウ : 98 words FIND ALL
1. religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
2. religious activity
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ソウ : 20 words FIND ALL
head of family; originator
むね : 2 words FIND ALL
1. center (centre); pillar; principle
2. purport; gist; drift; meaning
Henshall: 899 (originally: 889)  Joy o' Kanji : 889  Key to Kanji: 482 

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シュウ   ソウ    religion, sect   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   