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神聖 (しんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun, na-adjective
holiness ; sacredness ; sanctity
Refers to the quality of being holy, sacred, or inviolable. Often used in religious, spiritual, or formal contexts, but can also describe deeply respected principles or rights.
けん
は
神しん
聖せい
で
侵おか
す
こと
の
でき
ない
もの
だ
。
Fundamental human rights are sacred and inviolable.
Similar words 聖せい なる 聖なる is a pre-noun adjectival meaning 'holy' or 'sacred', often used in fixed phrases like 聖なる夜 (holy night). 神聖 is more abstract and can be used as a noun or na-adjective to describe the quality of sanctity.
神しん 聖せい 化か 神聖化 is the act of sanctifying or making something sacred, whereas 神聖 is the state or quality itself.
Etymology Compound of 神 (shin, 'god, deity') and 聖 (sei, 'holy, sacred'). The combination has been used in Chinese-derived vocabulary to express the concept of divine sanctity.
