Word Meaning 南都六宗

なんとろくしゅう nantorokushuu

南都六宗 is read as なんとろくしゅう (nantorokushuu) and means six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan).

Meaning

English

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

Reading

Kana

なんとろくしゅう

Romaji

nantorokushuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 73656 Priority L

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Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

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southern latitude

南蛮

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South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

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Antarctic Treaty

南部弁

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