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JLPT N3 · Noun

精神 (seishin)

精神 (せいしん, seishin) is a Japanese noun meaning “mind; spirit”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
せいしん
Romaji
seishin
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos · noun
  2. attitude; mentality; will; intention · noun
  3. spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance · noun

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 精神

精
refined, ghost, fairyセイ・ショウ・しら.げる・くわ.しい · 14 strokes
神
gods, mind, soulシン・ジン・かみ・かん- · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 精神.

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神社じんじゃShinto shrine神かみgod神経しんけいnerve神様かみさまGod神話しんわmyth神聖しんせいholiness神殿しんでんtemple神秘しんぴmystery

Source: JMdict entry 1379950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.