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今日の漢字
Grade 6JLPT N1

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

13 strokes · frequency rank #1165

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セイ、ショウ
Kun
ひじり

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Common words

  1. きせいgreat master of go; great master of shogi1
  2. しんせいholiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity2
    • In India, the cow is a sacred animal.

    • The sacred ceremony was held in the magnificent temple.

    • Cows are sacred to Hindus.

  3. せいちsacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land3
    • For a start, I visited Jerusalem - a sacred place for three major religions.

    • This is holy ground.

  4. せいいきsacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground4
  5. せいどう(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary5
    • Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.

  6. せいせんholy war; crusade6
  7. せいしょBible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ7
    • You should swear on the Bible.

    • The Bible has it written like this.

    • He often quotes the Bible.

  8. せいかsacred fire; sacred flame8
    • I also heard that it'd been awful around the Olympic Flame.

  9. せいしょくしゃclergyman; churchman; clergy9
    • According to one legend, it gets its name from a priest.

    • The priest pretends to be solemn in public.

    • Maya priests learned much about astronomy.

  10. せいじんsaint10
    • I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.

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