Word Meaning 禅宗

ぜんしゅう zenshuu

禅宗 is read as ぜんしゅう (zenshuu) and means Zen (Buddhism).

Meaning

English

Zen (Buddhism)

Reading

Kana

ぜんしゅう

Romaji

zenshuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 11172 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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禅宗様

ぜんしゅうよう

traditional Zen-style architecture

禅

ぜん

Zen (Buddhism)

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

禅僧

ぜんそう

Zen priest

禅寺

ぜんでら

Zen temple

禅譲

ぜんじょう

abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

改宗

かいしゅう

religious conversion

宗

しゅう

tenets (of a religious sect)

宗

むね

instructions

浄土真宗

じょうどしんしゅう

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)

天台宗

てんだいしゅう

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

浄土宗

じょうどしゅう

Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)

Example Sentences

禅宗の教えを学びたい。

ぜんしゅうのおしえをまなびたい。

I want to learn the teachings of the Zen sect.