| そ | う | 
|---|---|
| 曹 | 
| と | う | 
|---|---|
| 洞 | 
| しゅ | う | 
|---|---|
| 宗 | 
noun
- Soto school (of Zen Buddhism).
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 
 | 曹洞宗 | そうとうしゅう | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
office, official, comrade
ソウ (9th, N1)
den, cave, excavation
ドウ とう ほら (9th, N1)
religion, sect, denomination
ソウ シュウ むな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)