Kanji1 / 13
聖 kanji
holy, saint, sage, master, priest
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
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On readings
セイショウ
Kun readings
ひじり
Variant forms
垩Words with 聖
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1神聖Popularholiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
- N1聖書PopularBible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
- —聖域Popularsacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
- —聖人Popularsaint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; refined sake
- —聖戦Popularholy war; crusade
- —聖堂Popular(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
- —聖母Popularmother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
- —棋聖Populargreat master of go; great master of shogi
- —聖火Popularsacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
- —聖地Popularsacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
- —聖職者Popularclergyman; churchman; clergy
- —聖Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
- —亜聖sage of the second order
- —歌聖great poet
- —画聖master painter; great artist
- —古聖ancient sage
- —聖歌sacred song; hymn; chant
- —聖餐Holy Communion; Lord's Supper; Eucharist
- —聖週Holy Week
- —聖断imperial decision