宗しゅう派は

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Meanings

Refers to a distinct branch or group within a larger religion, especially Buddhism. Also used for Christian denominations.

日本にほんには多おおくの仏ぶっ教きょうの宗しゅう派はがある。
There are many Buddhist sects in Japan.
彼かれはキリスト教きょうの宗しゅう派はの違ちがいについて研けん究きゅうしている。
He is researching the differences among Christian denominations.

noun

school (of art, poetry, etc.)

Extended use for a distinct stylistic or ideological school within arts, literature, or thought.

この俳はい句くの宗しゅう派はは伝でん統とうを重おもんじる。
This school of haiku values tradition.

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Usage patterns

宗しゅう派はを問とわずregardless of religious sect/denomination
この寺てらは宗しゅう派はを問とわず、誰だれでも参さん拝ぱいできる。
This temple can be visited by anyone, regardless of sect.
〈人ひと〉が〈宗しゅう派は〉に属ぞくするsomeone belongs to a (particular) sect
彼かれは浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうという宗しゅう派はに属ぞくしている。
He belongs to the sect known as Jodo Shinshu.
〈事こと〉が宗しゅう派はに分わかれるsomething splits into different sects/schools
仏ぶっ教きょうは歴れき史しの中なかで多おおくの宗しゅう派はに分わかれてきた。
Buddhism has split into many sects over its history.

Kanji

宗religion, sect, denomination
派faction, group, party

Related words· 8

宗しゅう門もん sense 1
宗門 refers formally to a religious order or institution as a whole, while 宗派 focuses on the specific sectarian branch or denomination within it.
流りゅう派は sense 2
流派 is used for schools of art, martial arts, or crafts centered on lineage and technique, while 宗派 in this extended sense stresses shared ideology or style with a religious flavor.
教きょう派は sense 1
教派 is nearly interchangeable with 宗派 for religious denominations, but is used somewhat more often for Christian branches specifically.
宗しゅう
宗派 is the fuller, more common word for a religious sect or denomination, while 宗 is often used as a shorter noun or suffix (e.g. 浄土宗).

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宗しゅう教きょうN3
宗派 refers to a specific sect or denomination within a faith, whereas 宗教 names the religion or belief system as a whole.
教きょう団だん
宗派 refers to a denomination or sect within a broader religion, whereas 教団 refers to the organized body or institution itself.
一いっ派ぱ
宗派 is limited to religious denominations or sects, while 一派 can refer to a school of thought, art, or a political faction as well.
派はN1
宗派 is the standard word for a religious sect or denomination, while bare 派 is broader and only clearly religious with context.

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宗しゅう教きょうN3sense 1
宗教 means 'religion' itself, whereas 宗派 refers to a specific branch or denomination within a religion.
宗そう家け
宗派 refers to a religious sect or denomination, while 宗家 refers to the head family or founder's line of a traditional art or school; the shared 宗 kanji causes confusion.

Word family

無む宗しゅう派は
non-sectarian

Etymology

Compound of 宗 (しゅう, 'sect, religion') and 派 (は, 'faction, group'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a religious or ideological branch.