13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

Kun'yomi
  • highly virtuous monk ②monk ③Buddhist solitary ④Buddhist missionary
On'yomi
  • Saint ②sacred
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • きよ
  • さと
  • さとし
  • たか
  • ただ
  • ひろ
  • まさ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

セイ 98.4%
ひじり 1.0%
ショウ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

holy, saint, sage
セイ ひじり ショウ (6th, N1)
holy(聖) variant
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Contained In

Common Words

chalice (for Holy Communion) ②Holy Chalice
sacred place ②real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Saint ②sacred
virtuous emperor
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References

Unicode hex code 8056
JIS X 0208 1-32-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2960
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4727
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2830
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3509
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1812
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2464
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 825
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 888
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1306
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2030
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 663
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29074P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 911
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 674
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 686
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 824
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1663
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 922
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 962
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 580
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1583
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 833
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f9.9
Four corner code 1610.4
De Roo Code 3272