| Background: |
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| Religion: | Buddhism |
| Nichijū | |
| Native Name: | 日什 |
| Birth Date: | 1314 |
| Death Date: | 1392 |
| School: | Nichiren Buddhism |
| Sect: | Nichiren-shū |
| Subsect: | Nichijū-ha (Kempon Hokke) |
| Teacher: | Nichijin |
Nichijū (日什) (1314–1392) was an early Nichiren Buddhist who founded the Nichijū-ha subsect, the origin of Kempon Hokke. He was converted from Tendai Buddhism by Nichijin in 1379, at the age of 65.