宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)

しゅうきょうてき
na-adjective
religious
religion
1. religious
Having to do with religion, or done for religious reasons.
宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な理由(りゆう)で肉(にく)を食(た)べない。
I don't eat meat for religious reasons.
宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な行事(ぎょうじ)に参加(さんか)する。
To take part in a religious event.
日本人(にほんじん)の多(おお)くは、初詣(はつもうで)を宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な行為(こうい)だとはあまり意識(いしき)していない。
Many Japanese people don't really think of the New Year shrine visit as a religious act.

宗教(しゅうきょう) (religion) + 〜的(てき). Used with な before a noun and with に as an adverb.

Common collocations

  • 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な理由(りゆう): religious reasons
  • 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な儀式(ぎしき): a religious ceremony
  • 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な意味(いみ): religious significance
  • 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)に: religiously, from a religious standpoint

Cultural note

Many Japanese say they have no religion (無宗教(むしゅうきょう)) while still visiting shrines and temples; such customs are often felt as tradition rather than as something 宗教的(しゅうきょうてき).

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Added 2026.10.9 4:04 · Revised 2026.10.9 4:06
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