宗教
しゅうきょう
hepburn shuukyou
religion
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 世界にはたくさんの宗教があります。There are many religions in the world.
- 宗教はその国の文化と深く関係しています。Religion is deeply connected to a country's culture.
Collocations
宗教を信じる宗教の自由世界の宗教宗教と文化宗教の歴史
Mnemonic
宗教 shuukyou — 宗 (origin, the principal) + 教 (teaching). What teaches the foundation of life — religion. 教 is the same kanji as in K-76's 教育 (education). 宗教の自由 (freedom of religion) links to K-67's 自由. It connects with social and cultural vocabulary, as in 宗教と文化.
Quick check
Which K-76 word shares the kanji 教 with 宗教?