精 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「米」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「米」
- On
- セイ・ショウせい・しょう · sei · shō
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- refined; energy; spirit
Stroke order
Origin
米 "rice" plus 青 "clear"; hulling rice until it is white and pure — hence "refined, fine, vital energy."
Readings and examples
| Onセイせいsei | 精米せいまい精密せいみつ精力せいりょく |
|---|---|
| Onショウしょうshō | 精進しょうじん不精ぶしょう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 精神せいしん
spirit; mind
- 精一杯せいいっぱい
with all one's might
- 精鋭せいえい
- 丹精たんせい
- 精魂せいこん
- 精錬せいれん
- 精緻せいち
- 無精髭ぶしょうひげ
Example
最後まで精一ぱい走った。
They ran with all their might to the end.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)