How to say "denomination" in Japanese

• 単位たんいJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounHere 'denomination' means a unit of measurement, such as meters or grams — the 'unit' sense. Use it for measurement units; it is not a word for religious sects.
• 宗しゅうCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)A sect or school of a religion, particularly a Buddhist school. Use it when talking about which school a temple or believer belongs to, though 宗派 is the better general word for 'denomination'.
• 宗派しゅうはCommon
  nounA sect or denomination of a religion: the branch of a faith that a person, church, or temple belongs to. This is the word for the religious sense of 'denomination'.
• 呼称こしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the naming sense of 'denomination': a name or designation, the term by which something is called. It does not refer to religious groups or to money.
• デノミCommon
  nounAn abbreviation of 'denomination' for the economic sense: reducing the face value of a currency after inflation. Use it only for this redenomination of money, not for religious sects or units.

Use 単位 for units of measurement, 宗派 or 宗 for religious sects, and 呼称 for names and designations; 「デノミ」 is only for reducing a currency's face value after inflation.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 単位たんいunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)
• 宗しゅうsect
• 宗派しゅうはsect
• 呼称こしょうname
• デノミdenomination (reducing the face value of currency after inflation)
• 分派ぶんぱfaction
• 会派かいは(political) faction
• デノミネーションdenomination
• 教派きょうはsect
• 一宗いっしゅうsect
• 宗門しゅうもん(religious) denomination
• 宗旨しゅうし(religious) sect
• 派はsect