旧教

旧教

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧	教
きゅう Grade: 5	きょう Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Etymology

From 旧 (kyū-, “paleo-”) +‎ 教 (-kyō, “religion”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) きゅ​うきょー [kyúꜜùkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

旧教 (hiragana きゅうきょう, rōmaji Kyūkyō, historical hiragana きうけう)

1. Synonym of カトリシズム (Katorishizumu, “Catholicism”)

See also

• 新 (しん)教 (きょう) (Shinkyō)