宗教

• 読み: しゅうきょう
• ローマ字: shuukyou
• 漢字の分解: 宗 (shuu/sou) — sect, religion, origin; 教 (kyou/oshi) — teach, religion
• 発音: /ɕɯː.kʲoː/

意味

Religion; faith; creed. A system of beliefs and worship.

A noun used in both general and specific contexts. Japan has a unique relationship with religion, where many people practise elements of both 仏教 (Buddhism) and 神道 (Shinto) without considering themselves strictly religious. Common phrases include 宗教的 (religious) and 宗教の自由 (freedom of religion).

例文

1. 日本にはいろいろな宗教があります。
2. 宗教の話題は慎重に扱うべきです。
3. 彼女は宗教に詳しい人です。

使い方ガイド

場面: culture, history, social studies

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 宗 (sect, religion, origin) and 教 (teach, religion). Together they mean the teachings of a sect — an organised system of belief.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal