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聖人君子 (せいじんくんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい人じん君くん子し

せ

い

じ

ん

く

ん

し

Meanings

1

saint; person of perfect virtue; noble character

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo describing an idealized person of flawless moral character, often used in contrast to ordinary human imperfection.

彼かれは聖

せい

人じん

君くん

子し

の

よう

に

振ふ

る

舞ま

う

が

、

誰だれ

に

で

も

欠けっ

点てん

は

ある

。

He acts like a saint, but everyone has flaws.

聖せい人じん君くん子しを目め指ざすよりも、正しょう直じきに生いきることが大たい切せつだ。

Rather than aiming to be a perfect person, it's more important to live honestly.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
人person
君mister, you, ruler
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

聖せい人じん
聖人 refers specifically to a saint or holy person, often in a religious context, while 聖人君子 emphasizes moral perfection in a broader, more secular sense.
君くん子し
君子 is a Confucian term for a person of noble character and learning; 聖人君子 combines this with 聖人 to intensify the ideal.

Built from

聖せい人じん+君くん子し

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 聖人 (saint, holy person) and 君子 (person of noble character, from Confucianism). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is conventionally associated with the ideal of perfect moral virtue.