# 宗 — Religion

Frequency rank 933 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 聴 (Listen), less common than 欠 (Lack).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Under a roof on top, a master sits below -- a master teaching under a roof about the nature of existence establishes a religion.

In words:

- 宗教 しゅうきょう — religion

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