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精

refined
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingしら.げる、くわ.しい
JōyōGrade 5
  1. spirit
  2. sprite
  3. nymph
  4. energy
  5. vigor (vigour)

Synonyms

精液

Popular Usage

精神精々

Radicals and components

Radical米rice
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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rice (米) · blue · grow up · moon (月) · flesh (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1655

Compound words

精神せいしん
mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
精々せいぜい
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
精霊流ししょうりょうながし
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
射精しゃせい
ejaculation
精鋭せいえい
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
精液せいえき
semen; seminal fluid; sperm
精巧せいこう
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
精算せいさん
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
精子せいし
sperm; spermatozoon
精進しょうじん
concentration; diligence; devotion; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment
精製せいせい
refining; purification; careful manufacture
精選せいせん
careful selection
精通せいつう
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); having a thorough knowledge (of); being an authority (on)
精度せいど
precision; accuracy
精米せいまい
rice polishing; polished rice
精密せいみつ
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute
精力せいりょく
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
丹精たんせい
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
妖精ようせい
fairy; sprite; elf
無精ぶしょう
indolence; laziness; sloth
受精じゅせい
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
精彩せいさい
brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulness
受精卵じゅせいらん
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
精一杯せいいっぱい
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

Additional Examples

彼は物理に精通している。
He is completely at home in physics.tatoeba
彼は彼女に追いつこうと精一杯速く歩いた。
He walked as fast as he could to catch up with her.tatoeba
彼は粘り強い精神の持ち主だ。
He has a spirit of tenacity.tatoeba
精神病歴があった。
He had a history of mental illness.wiki
民衆の遵法精神の涵養を図る。
It was to cultivate the law-abiding spirit of general public to the acts and lawswiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 精

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