Japanese Conversation · Level 128
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Japanese word
教団
Pronunciation
Romajikyōdan
Meaning
- nounreligious organization
Example
その教団は毎年祭りを開きます。so no kyō dan wa mai toshi matsu ri o hira ki ma su
The religious organization holds a festival every year.
More examples
その教団では、地域の人々と協力して清掃活動をしています。so no kyō dan de wa chi iki no hito bito to kyō ryoku shi te sei sō katsu dō o shi te i ma su
The religious organization works with local people on community cleanups.
Core concept
Centers on an organized group united by shared religious beliefs and practices.
Common phrases
教団を運営するkyō dan o un ei su ru
run a religious organization
教団に加わるkyō dan ni kuwa wa ru
join a religious organization
教団の教えkyō dan no oshi e
teachings of a religious organization
Similar words
宗教団体shūkyōdantai: A group organized around religious beliefs and practices, without focusing on a specific branch.
宗派shūha: A group within a religion that follows a particular tradition or set of teachings.
Definition in Japanese
共通の宗教的信仰や目的を持つ人々が組織した団体。kyō tsū no shū kyō teki shin kō ya moku teki o mo tsu hito bito ga so shiki shi ta dan tai
Word origin
教団 (kyōdan) is a Sino-Japanese term combining 教 (kyō, "teaching") and 団 (dan, "group").
Usage tips
- When speakers discuss a religious group in Japanese, 教団 (kyōdan) gives the group an institutional frame and can sound more formal than simply referring to its members.
Other meanings
- cultnoun
- sectnoun
Related words
- 教団員kyōdaninsect membernoun