This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セイ、ショウ、ひじり
Romaji: sei, shō, hijiri
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: きよ、さと、さとし、せ、たか、ただ、ひろ、まさ、み
Romaji: kiyo, sato, satoshi, se, taka, tada, hiro, masa, mi
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Romaji

Meanings

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  96
Frequency:  1165
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-9-4
Korean Reading:  seong
Chinese Reading:  sheng4
Unicode:  8056
JIS:  403B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2830
Nelson Index: 2960
New Nelson Index: 4727
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f9.9
Four Corner Index: 1610.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 911
Gakken Index: 1306
Japanese Names Index: 2030
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29074P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0201
Remembering the kanji Index: 825
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1663
Kodansha Compact Index: 1583
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 922
Kanji in Context Index: 580
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1812
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2464
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 833
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 888
Essential Kanji Index: 663
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3509
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3272
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 824
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 962

Words

(せい)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
聖書 (せいしょ)
Bible; scriptures
神聖 (しんせい)
holiness; sacredness; dignity
聖母 (せいぼ)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
聖地 (せいち)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land
(ひじり)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); emperor; master; expert
聖堂 (せいどう)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
聖人 (せいじん)
saint; sage; holy man
聖職 (せいしょく)
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
聖歌 (せいか)
hymn; chant; sacred song
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