Back to N1 Kanji

聖

JLPT N1 SL6 13 strokes Frequency: #1165

Meanings

Holy, Saint, Sage, Master, Priest

Radicals

耳

Decomposition

⿱⿰耳口王

Etymology

Ideographic: A ruler 王 who speaks 口 and listens 耳

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

2 vertical right-to-left

3 horizontal bottom-to-top

4 horizontal left-to-right

5 rising bottom-to-top

6 vertical right-to-left

7 vertical right-to-left

8 corner right-to-left

9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 vertical top-to-bottom

12 horizontal bottom-to-top

13 horizontal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ sei

ショウ shou

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ひじり hijiri

Words Using This Kanji

185 words total

Other (20 words)

聖神中央教会せいしんちゅうおうきょうかい

The Central Church of Holy God

聖柄ひじりづか

sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra

万聖節ばんせいせつ

All Saints' Day

神聖ローマ帝国しんせいローマていこく

Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)

聖告せいこく

Annunciation

聖母被昇天せいぼひしょうてん

Assumption of Mary (August 15)

神聖視しんせいし

regarding as sacred

三聖さんせい

three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.)

Hegira

Biblical archaeology

holy sword

cathedral

blood of Christ

All Saints Day

Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

聖天しょうてん

Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)

聖観世音しょうかんぜのん

Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)

神聖化しんせいか

sanctification

列聖れっせい

canonization

聖霊運動せいれいうんどう

Pentecostal movement

First Previous 5 / 10 Next Last

Back to list