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聖

holy
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingひじり
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. holyRtK
  2. sage
  3. saint
    彼は聖者のようにふるまった。He acted like a saint.tatoeba
  4. wise
  1. sacred precincts
  2. sanctuary
  3. consecrated ground
  4. holy ground
  5. issue that is regarded as being off-limits

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ear (耳) · mouth (口) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 888

Compound words

聖堂せいどう
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
神聖しんせい
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
聖域せいいき
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits
聖書せいしょ
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
聖人せいじん
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; refined sake
聖戦せいせん
holy war; crusade
聖母せいぼ
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
棋聖きせい
great master of go; great master of shogi
聖火せいか
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
聖地せいち
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
聖職者せいしょくしゃ
clergyman; churchman; clergy
亜聖あせい
sage of the second order
歌聖かせい
great poet
画聖がせい
master painter
古聖こせい
ancient sage
聖餐せいさん
Holy Communion
聖週せいしゅう
Holy Week
聖廟せいびょう
Confucian temple
聖夜せいや
Christmas Eve, holy night
聖櫃せいひつ
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism)
俳聖はいせい
famous haiku poet
旧約聖書きゅうやくせいしょ
Old Testament
五輪聖火ごりんせいか
Olympic torch
新約聖書しんやくせいしょ
New Testament

On Reading Examples

彼の聖人ぶった態度が気にいらない。せいじん
I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は聖子に会いたがっている。
He's dying to see Seiko.tatoeba
彼は終わりの言葉に聖書の言葉を引用した。
He ended by quoting the Bible.tatoeba
彼はよく聖書から引用する。
He often quotes the Bible.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 聖

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