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宗規 (shuuki) Japanese meaning: religious regulations | Kotomora

宗しゅう規き

しゅ

う

き

Meanings

1

religious regulations; sect rules

Refers to the rules or regulations of a religious sect or denomination. Used in formal or institutional contexts.

その寺じ院いんは宗しゅう規きに従したがって運うん営えいされている。
That temple is operated according to the sect's regulations.

Kanji

宗religion, sect, denomination
規standard, measure

Related words

教きょう規き
教規 is a broader term for religious rules or canons, while 宗規 specifically refers to the regulations of a particular sect or denomination.

Etymology

Compound of 宗 (しゅう, 'sect, religion') and 規 (き, 'rule, regulation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with institutional religious rules.