Keyword
spirit (of life)
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1655
Readings
せい
(96%)
Composed of
rice
blue
Used in vocabulary (400 in total)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
mental; spiritual; emotional
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
spirit; soul; ghost
fairy; sprite; elf
ejaculation
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
precision; accuracy
emotional strength; force of will
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
virile; tough; masculine; intense
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to work hard; to work diligently
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
refining; purification
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
energetic; vigorous
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
older employee who does not have much actual work
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
elite unit; elite troop
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
mental health; mental hygiene
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to work hard; to make an effort
spirituality; spiritual nature
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
refining; refinement; smelting; training
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
psychiatry; psychiatric department
spiritualism; idealism
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
mental illness; psychosis
one's mental make-up (structure)
indolence; laziness; sloth
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
precision instrument or machine
soul; spirit
intravaginal ejaculation
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
stay-at-home; homebody
indolence; laziness; sloth
mental disorder; mental disease
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
wet dream; nocturnal emission
precision equipment; delicate equipment
energy; vitality; mental determination
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
psychiatric examination
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
to exert oneself
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
operation (working) of the mind
rice polishing; polished rice
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
mentally deranged person; lunatic; mental patient
meat shop; butcher's shop
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
spiritualism; idealism
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
diligence; good attendance
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
dryad; tree spirit
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
seminal vesicle
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
spiritual world; mental world
slouch; lazybones
precision machinery; precision machine; precision tool; precision tools; precision equipment
wood alcohol; the spirit of a tree
spirit of a flower
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
careful selection
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
being of unbounded energy; being with matchless vigor; having endless sexual stamina
vas deferens; seminal duct; spermatic duct
high-definition; high-resolution
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
slouch; lazybones
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
refining; polishing (of rice)
diligence; industry
spirit of dedication to one's company
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
racial spirit; national spirit
elite force; elite troops
purity; unselfishness
spermatozoon; sperm
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
temple; monastery; convent
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
rice(-cleaning) mill
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
day of abstinence
to have an involuntary emission of semen
to put one's heart and soul into something
stay-at-home; homebody
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
sperm bank; semen bank; cryobank
refinery; smelting works
spermatic duct; vas deferens; spermaduct
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
extra-vaginal ejaculation
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
progressive (enterprising) spirit
spermicide; spermatocide
psychoneuro; psychoneurotic
aphrodisia; stimulation (sexual)
rice huller; rice polishing machine; rice pearling machine; rice sweeper; rice mill
precision machining; precision cutting
the spiritual climate
ejaculate volume; semen volume
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
mental retardation; mentally retarded
semen drinking; semen swallowing
assiduousness; attending diligently to one's study or duties
to pour one's heart and soul into
fineness or coarseness; minuteness or roughness
fare adjustment office
cryptorchidism; undescended testicle
refined sugar; sugar refining
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child (pejorative); weak-minded child
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
spirit of the deceased
ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)
fare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine
refinement (e.g. of alcohol); rectification
automatic fare adjustment machine
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
sperm test; semen analysis; seminogram
diligence; assiduity; industry
mental charm; moral beauty
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to toil; to labor industriously
involuntary ejaculation (e.g. nocturnal emission)
supreme beauty; exquisiteness
refinement; elaboration
polished rice; uncooked white rice
crude; rough; unrefined; raw
feeble-minded (weak-minded) person; mentally deficient person
exquisite and elaborate
statement of accounts; bill
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
seminiferous tubule
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child; weak-minded child
prize for diligence or good attendance
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
sperm concentration
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
operational precision
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit
semen drinking; semen swallowing
to be exhausted; to be out of energy
spiritism; worship of the dead
well versed person; authority (on); expert (in)
sending off the spirits of the dead
mental retardation (pejorative); mentally retarded
ultra-precision machining; ultra-precision cutting
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
polished barley or wheat
backbone; spirit of defiance
single-precision
oligozoospermia; oligospermia
refined or finished goods
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
spermatid; sperm cell
orchitis; inflammation of the testes
self-fertilization; self-fertilisation
adjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination
double-precision
testicular cancer; testicular tumor (tumour); orchioncus
detailed exposition
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
internal fertilization; internal fertilisation
clumsy; bungling
self-control and close application; self-denial and diligent devotion
refined copper
laziness; indolence
hard-working farmer or agriculturalist
to make a great effort; to exert oneself
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
temple; monastery; convent
to pour one's heart and soul into
diligence; assiduity; industry
rectifying tower; rectifying column
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
backbone; spirit of defiance
adjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination
milt; fish semen
degree of milling (of rice)
essence of mint
fine powder
liquidator (e.g. of a corporation)
mentally-handicapped person (pejorative); retarded person
hungry spirit (lacking in people not having drive or ambition)
fine chemical (high precision chemicals, typically used in pharmaceutical products)
artificial insemination by sperm from husband
ginseng extract
high-definition television; HDTV
close classification system; depth classification system
intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection; ICSI
calligraphy practice (esp. intensive or diligent); calligraphy exercises
rice polishing (removing the shell of brown rice to leave white rice)
cryptorchidism; undescended testis; retained testis
spermatogonial
cross-fertilization
epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis
spermatic cord
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
spermicide; spermatocide
quality control; QC
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
carefully selected edition
myths of asexual conception from natural objects
refined ore; (ore) concentrate; dressed ore
tofu-based mock eel dish
tofu-based mock eel dish
tofu-based mock eel dish
detailed explanation
spermatorrhea; spermatorrhoea
Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)
Gonista bicolor (species of grasshopper resembling the Oriental longheaded locust)
Examples (79 in total)
Concentrate your attention on the job in front of you.
The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
Do you believe in fairies?