Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 宗

宗

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Meaning

 religion, sect

Pronunciation

 SHŪ, SŌ

Explanation

 Top: roof 宀, below: to show 示/礻 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on that is shown.)

Mnemonic

The "roof" over the altar is the religion.

Radicals

宗 religion
宀 ceiling(Radical: ukanmuri)
礻 to show, altar(The radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.)
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Vocabulary

宗教 しゅうきょう religion

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