# 宗 religion

(crown) + 示 (show/altar radical)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

SHUU | Don't wear your SHOES in the religious temple!! God will get dirty!

## Mnemonic

| Religion shows you that God is the king with the crown

## Jukugo

宗教(しゅうきょう) | religion ★★★☆☆ 宗 (religion) + 教 (teach) = 宗教 (religion)
新興 宗教(しんこう しゅうきょう) | cult ★☆☆☆☆ 新 (new) + 興 (interest) + 宗教 (religion) = 新興 宗教 (cult) new religion, (a polite way of saying 'cult'.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
宗 | religion | ALTAR | 示
完 | complete | GENKI | 元

My religion sacrifices you on the ALTAR, and it makes us completely GENKI.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
宗 | religion | CROWN |
余 | excess | PEAKED ROOF |

I got so many CROWNS from starting my own religion . . . I have to store the excess in a warehouse with a PEAKED ROOF.

(BTW, seminars start at 40,000 yen!)