Word Meaning 正宗

まさむね masamune

正宗 is read as まさむね (masamune) and means famous sword.

Meaning

English

  1. famous sword
  2. sword blade by Masamune
  3. sake
  4. Japanese rice wine
  5. brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

Reading

Kana

まさむね

Romaji

masamune

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 57055 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日蓮正宗

にちれんしょうしゅう

Nichiren Shoshu (sect of Buddhism)

正義

せいぎ

correct meaning

正統

せいとう

legitimate

正当防衛

せいとうぼうえい

legitimate self-defence

正統派

せいとうは

orthodox school

正攻法

せいこうほう

frontal attack

正視

せいし

normal vision

正式名称

せいしきめいしょう

official name

正統カリフ時代

せいとうかりふじだい

Rashidun period (period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; 632-661 CE)

正統性

せいとうせい

legitimacy

正保

しょうほ

Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15)

正統信教

せいとうしんきょう

orthodoxy