宗教

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Chinese

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

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (しゅう)(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
    世俗宗教之間關係 [MSC, trad.]
    世俗宗教之间关系 [MSC, simp.]
    shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì
    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
しゅう
Grade: 6
きょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From (shū, sect) + (kyō, doctrine, teaching).

From two of the five Buddhist principles for interpreting sutras: 五重玄義 (literally five-fold black reading), namely (myō, name; title), (tai, form), (shū, sect), (, use) and (kyō, teaching). The literal interpretation is ambiguous, either 宗と教 (literally sect and teaching) or 宗の教 (literally sectarian teaching). Used as a translation of the western Christocentric concept of English religion in response to Western encroachment as well as in efforts to modernize Japan. Earlier alternative translations included 宗法 (shūhō), 宗旨 (shūshi) and 法教 (hōkyō).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゅう)(きょう) (shūkyōしうけう (siukeu)?

  1. religion

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chinese: 宗教 (zōngjiào)[2]
  • Korean: 종교 (jonggyo)
  • Vietnamese: tôn giáo

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 しゅう‐きょう[‥ケウ] 【宗教】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 410

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

宗教 (jonggyo) (hangeul 종교)

  1. Alternative form of 宗敎 (religion)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

宗教

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