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宗 - Religion
Under the great temple roof, priests would indicate the presence of the divine with ritual gestures—this is how Religion was practiced in ancient China, where 宗 also meant 'ancestral shrine.' The character preserves that sacred image of a roof sheltering signs pointing to the gods.
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宗 - Religion
Index #1055
Grade 6
8 strokes
JLPT Level: N1
Readings: シュウ, ソウ
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji

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