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Kanji Grade 6 - 聖

Kanji character Grade 6 聖. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 聖
About
holy, saint, sage, master, priest
Kun: ひじり
On: セイ、 ショウ
13 strokes
Radical: ear 耳
Parts: 口 王 耳
 
Onyomi
聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
 
Kunyomi
聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
聖柄 【ひじりづか】 sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra, plain, wooden sword hilt (as opposed to those wrapped in sharkskin)
高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)