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聖 means 'holy'
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On
セイ
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On ショウ
Kun ひじり holy, saint, sage, master, priest
Name きよ さと さとし せ たか ただ ひろ まさ み
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 聖 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 聖 is used 146 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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セイ
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ショウ
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noun
1. Buddha (Buddhist term; honorific)2. high-ranked bodhisattva (Buddhist term)
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ショウ
(read as じょう)
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Chakravartin; ideal universal ruler (in Indian religions) (see also: 転輪王)(click the word for examples and links)
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ひじり
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1. highly virtuous monk2. monk (honorific)
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み:
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God's will (in Christianity) (obscure term)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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