聖

holy

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ

Kun readingひじり

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 6

Meanings

holyRtK
彼の聖人ぶった態度が気にいらない。I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.tatoeba
聖霊がある方の上に下って、その上にとどまられるのが見えたなら、その方こそ聖霊によってバプテスマを授ける方である。The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.tatoeba
sage
彼は聖者のようにふるまった。He acted like a saint.tatoeba
彼は聖子に会いたがっている。He's dying to see Seiko.tatoeba
saint
wise

sacred precincts
sanctuary
consecrated ground
holy ground
issue that is regarded as being off-limits

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

聖

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

画聖がせい

古聖こせい

聖餐せいさん

聖週せいしゅう

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

五輪聖火ごりんせいか

新約聖書しんやくせいしょ

Additional Examples

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

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step