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聖哲 (せいてつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい哲てつ

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Meanings

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noun

sage; wise man; philosopher

Literary term for a person of profound wisdom and virtue, often with a classical or philosophical connotation.

彼かれは東とう洋ようの聖せい哲てつに深ふかく傾けい倒とうしている。
He is deeply devoted to the sages of the East.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
哲philosophy, clear

Similar words

賢けん者じゃ
賢者 is a more common, everyday word for a wise person, while 聖哲 carries a stronger sense of revered, almost saintly wisdom and is used in elevated or literary contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 聖 (holy, sage) and 哲 (wisdom, philosophy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used in classical Chinese and Japanese texts to denote a person of exceptional wisdom and moral stature.