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聖 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「耳」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
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Meaning
holy; sacred; sage

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

耳 "ear" with 口 "mouth" and 王 "ruler"; one who hears and judges well — hence "sage, holy."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei聖書せいしょ聖人せいじん神聖しんせい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 聖火せいか

    sacred flame (Olympic torch)

  • 神聖しんせい

    sacred; divine

More words with this kanji

  • 聖餐せいさん
  • 聖躬せいきゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

聖火(せいか)が競技(きょうぎ)場(じょう)に入(はい)った。

The sacred flame entered the stadium.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

聖火神聖聖火fire神god耳ear耶interr…耿shinin…耽to be…聆to lis…盛to hea…誠sincer…井well世world正correc…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 耳Map of reading セイAll maps

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