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)
On readings
セイショウ
Kun readings
ひじり
Variant forms
垩Words with 聖
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —聖典sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; holy writings; writings of a sage
- —聖伝(Catholic) tradition
- —聖霊the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
- —先聖ancient sage (esp. Confucius)
- —大聖great sage
- —俳聖famous haiku poet; the poet Basho
- —楽聖celebrated musician; master musician
- —聖賢saints and sages
- —書聖famous or accomplished calligrapher
- —四聖the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
- —聖上the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
- —聖日holy day; the Sabbath
- —聖代magnificent imperial reign
- —聖旨imperial command
- —聖体the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist; Holy Communion
- —聖寿age or life of the emperor
- —聖別consecration
- —聖夜Christmas Eve; holy night
- —聖油holy oil
- —聖者saint