(しゅうきょう)

しゅうきょう
noun
religion
1. religion
A system of faith and worship; belief in a god or gods.
Many Japanese people don't follow a specific religion.
Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the constitution.
He avoids the topic of religion. That's because people's views differ greatly on politics and religion.

宗教(しゅうきょう) refers to religion as a system of belief and practice.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)自由(じゆう) (freedom of religion)
  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)法人(ほうじん) (religious corporation)
  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)団体(だんたい) (religious organization)
  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)戦争(せんそう) (religious war)
  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)(しん) (religiosity, religious feeling)
  • 宗教(しゅうきょう)() (religious person, clergyman)

MAJOR RELIGIONS:

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, many people practice elements of both Shinto and Buddhism without identifying strongly with either, a phenomenon called 神仏(しんぶつ)習合(しゅうごう).