Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 聖人(せいじん) in Japanese

聖人
Kana Reading
せいじん
Romaji
seijin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    saint; sage; holy man
    Example sentence
    彼の聖人ぶった態度が気にいらない。 I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.

Examples of 聖人, せいじん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

聖 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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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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