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    3. 宗教家

    宗教家

    宗しゅう教きょう家か

    religious leader

    KMT9News #28+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    しゅうきょうか

    Noun

    1.
    religious leader, person of religion, religious figure, religionist

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな宗しゅう教きょう家かです。

    He is a famous religious leader.

    KMT7Religion & Philosophy
    その宗しゅう教きょう家かは、平へい和わと共きょう存ぞんのメッセージを説といた。

    That religious leader preached a message of peace and coexistence.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    多おおくの宗しゅう教きょう家かが、社しゃ会かい問もん題だいの解かい決けつに向むけて積せっ極きょく的てきに活かつ動どうしている。

    Many religious leaders are actively working towards solving social problems.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyPolitics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの宗しゅう教きょう家かが人ひと々びとの精せい神しん的てきな支ささえとなってきた。

    Throughout history, many religious leaders have served as spiritual support for people.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyHistory
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは、単たんなる宗しゅう教きょう家かの教おしえというより、哲てつ学がく者しゃの思し想そうに近ちかかった。

    His words were closer to a philosopher's thoughts than merely a religious leader's teachings.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    宗
    むね…(13)
    religion・sect・denomination・main point・origin…(1)
    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    家
    いえ・や・うち…(7)
    house・home・family・professional・expert…(1)
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