Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 神聖(しんせい) in Japanese

神聖
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しんせい
Romaji
shinsei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    holiness; sacredness; dignity
    Example sentence
    二度延期、その神聖な儀式執り行われた The sacred ritual took place after being postponed twice.

Examples of 神聖, しんせい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ひじり

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

gods, mind, soul

On'Yomi: シン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: かみ, かん-, こう-

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10 strokes

spirit

On'Yomi: シン, ジン

Kun'Yomi: かみ, こう, たましい

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