宗教

Chinese

 
school; sect; purpose
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
teach; teaching; religion
trad. (宗教) 宗 教
simp. #(宗教) 宗 教
anagram 教宗

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 宗(しゅう)教(きょう) (shūkyō).[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

宗教

  1. religion; the sacred
    信仰宗教  ―  xìnyǎng zōngjiào  ―  to have religious faith
    宗教教育  ―  zōngjiào jiàoyù  ―  religious education
    民族宗教  ―  mínzú zōngjiào  ―  ethnoreligious
    世俗和宗教之間的關係 [MSC, trad.]
    世俗和宗教之间的关系 [MSC, simp.]
    shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì [Pinyin]
    the relationship between the secular and the sacred

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 410

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宗 教
しゅう
Grade: 6
きょう
Grade: 2

Etymology

From 宗 (shū, “sect”) + 教 (kyō, suffix for doctrine).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅ​うきょー [shúꜜùkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

宗(しゅう)教(きょう) • (shūkyō) 

  1. religion

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 宗教 (zōngjiào)[1]
  • → Korean: 종교 (jonggyo)
  • → Vietnamese: tôn giáo

References

  1. 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 410

Korean

Hanja in this term
宗教

Noun

宗教 • (jonggyo) (hangeul 종교)

  1. Alternative form of 宗敎 (“religion”)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
宗教

Noun

宗教

  1. chữ Hán form of tôn giáo (“religion”).
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