精 – refined, ghost, fairy

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The kanji 精 means refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ショウ (sei, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しら.げる、くわ.しい (shirageru, kuwashii). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 米 (no. 119).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	しら.げる	shirageru
Kun’yomi	くわ.しい	kuwashii

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 米 (Kangxi radical 119). Components: 月・青・土・二・米・亠.

Words using 精

精神せいしんmind精々せいぜいat the most精巧せいこうelaborate精算せいさんexact calculation精密せいみつprecise

Example sentences

我々は精神を養わなければならない。

We need to nourish our spirit.

Tatoeba #185725

日本人の精神はその独特の風土に根ざしている。

It is the particular environment that has shaped the Japanese mentality.

Tatoeba #122285

その機械は精巧に出来ているので、すぐ壊れる。

The machine is so delicate that it easily breaks.

Tatoeba #211536

Kanji with the same radical

米糧粘糖粉粧粒粗粋粥糊

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