精進潔斎

Reading

Kana: しょうじんけっさい

Romaji: shōjinkessai

Definition

noun

vs

1

purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

精

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ

Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote

潔

Readings: ケツ、 いさぎよ.い

Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

斎

Readings: サイ、 とき、 つつし.む、 ものいみ、 い.む、 いわ.う、 いつ.く

Meanings: purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike