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    3. 改宗

    改宗

    改かい宗しゅう

    religious conversion

    KMT10News #43+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    かいしゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    religious conversion

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    彼かれはキリスト教きょうに改かい宗しゅうした。

    He converted to Christianity.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    彼かの女じょは結けっ婚こんを機きに、夫おっとの宗しゅう教きょうに改かい宗しゅうすることを決きめた。

    She decided to convert to her husband's religion upon marriage.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships
    歴れき史し上じょう、政せい治じ的てきな理かい由しゅで改うを宗きょを強うせ制いされるケースも少すくなくなかった。

    Historically, there were not a few cases where conversion was forced for political reasons.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistoryPolitics & Law
    異い文ぶん化か理り解かいを深ふかめる上うえで、他た者しゃの改かい宗しゅうの背はい景けいを知しることは重じゅう要ようだ。

    To deepen cross-cultural understanding, it is important to know the background of others' religious conversions.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsEducation
    信しん仰こうの自じ由ゆうが保ほ障しょうされている現げん代だいでは、改かい宗しゅうは個こ人じんの選せん択たくである。

    In modern times, where freedom of belief is guaranteed, religious conversion is a personal choice.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyPolitics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
    宗
    むね…(13)
    religion・sect・denomination・main point・origin…(1)
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