Medoru
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聖
JLPT N1 SL6 13 strokes Frequency: #1165

Meanings

Holy, Saint, Sage, Master, Priest

Radicals

θ€³

Decomposition

βΏ±βΏ°θ€³ε£ηŽ‹

Etymology

Ideographic: A rulerΒ ηŽ‹Β who speaks 口 and listensΒ θ€³

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)
γ‚»γ‚€ sei
ショウ shou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γ²γ˜γ‚Š hijiri

Words Using This Kanji

185 words total
Other (20 words)
θ–ζœ¨ζ›œζ—₯ γ›γ„γ‚‚γγ‚ˆγ†γ³

Maundy Thursday

θ–η«γƒ©γƒ³γƒŠγƒΌ γ›γ„γ‹γƒ©γƒ³γƒŠγƒΌ

torchbearer (esp. Olympic)

θ–ηŽ‹ γ›γ„γŠγ†

virtuous ruler

θ–ε­γ‘γ‚ƒγ‚“γ‚«γƒƒγƒˆ γ›γ„γ“γ‘γ‚ƒγ‚“γ‚«γƒƒγƒˆ

Seiko-chan cut

θ–η΅Œ せいきょう

sutra

聖母子 せいぼし

Virgin and Child

θ–ζžη₯­ せいしさい

Palm Sunday

聖体η₯­ γ›γ„γŸγ„γ•γ„

Feast of Corpus Christi

聖数 せいすう

holy number

聖心 せいしん

Sacred Heart

θ–ε€§ι‡‘ζ›œζ—₯ γ›γ„γ γ„γγ‚“γ‚ˆγ†γ³

Good Friday

θ–η΄«θŠ± γ‚»γ‚€γ‚·γ‚«

Rhododendron latoucheae (species of rhododendron)

聖法 せいほう

holy law (esp. sharia)

θ–δ½“ηšΏ γ›γ„γŸγ„γ•γ‚‰

paten

璁聖 ごせい

Gosei (professional go title)

η₯žθ–γƒ­γƒΌγƒžηš‡εΈ γ—γ‚“γ›γ„γƒ­γƒΌγƒžγ“γ†γ¦γ„

Holy Roman Emperor

球聖 きゅうせい

legendary player (of a ball game)

聖い γγ‚ˆγ„

holy

聖勅 せいけょく

imperial rescript

θ–ηˆ΅ せいしゃく

chalice

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