Keyword
spirit (of life)
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1655
Readings
せい
(95%)
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
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
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
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
to work hard; to make an effort
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
mental health; mental hygiene
spirituality; spiritual nature
psychiatry; psychiatric department
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
refining; refinement; smelting; training
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
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
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
precision instrument or machine
soul; spirit
intravaginal ejaculation
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
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
indolence; laziness; sloth
stay-at-home; homebody
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
essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil
to exert oneself
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
operation (working) of the mind
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
rice polishing; polished rice
mentally deranged person; lunatic; mental patient
meat shop; butcher's shop
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
spiritualism; idealism
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
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
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
spirit of a flower
careful selection
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
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
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
slouch; lazybones
refining; polishing (of rice)
spirit of dedication to one's company
diligence; industry
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
rice(-cleaning) mill
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
day of abstinence
to have an involuntary emission of semen
stay-at-home; homebody
to put one's heart and soul into something
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
sperm bank; semen bank; cryobank
refinery; smelting works
spermatic duct; vas deferens; spermaduct
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
extra-vaginal ejaculation
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
progressive (enterprising) spirit
spermicide; spermatocide
psychiatrist; mental specialist; alienist
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
semen drinking; semen swallowing
mental retardation; mentally retarded
assiduousness; attending diligently to one's study or duties
fineness or coarseness; minuteness or roughness
to pour one's heart and soul into
cryptorchidism; undescended testicle
fare adjustment office
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
refined sugar; sugar refining
ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child (pejorative); weak-minded child
spirit of the deceased
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
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
diligence; assiduity; industry
mental charm; moral beauty
to toil; to labor industriously
supreme beauty; exquisiteness
refinement; elaboration
exquisite and elaborate
feeble-minded (weak-minded) person; mentally deficient person
polished rice; uncooked white rice
crude; rough; unrefined; raw
involuntary ejaculation (e.g. nocturnal emission)
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
statement of accounts; bill
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)
prize for diligence or good attendance
seminiferous tubule
mentally-handicapped (retarded) child; weak-minded child
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
spiritism; worship of the dead
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to be exhausted; to be out of energy
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
sending off the spirits of the dead
sperm concentration
semen drinking; semen swallowing
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
orchitis; inflammation of the testes
ultra-precision machining; ultra-precision cutting
operational precision
adjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination
mental retardation (pejorative); mentally retarded
single-precision
refined or finished goods
oligozoospermia; oligospermia
well versed person; authority (on); expert (in)
spermatid; sperm cell
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
self-fertilization; self-fertilisation
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
to polish (rice); to refine; to purify
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
to make a great effort; to exert oneself
hard-working farmer or agriculturalist
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
detailed exposition
refined copper
internal fertilization; internal fertilisation
clumsy; bungling
double-precision
laziness; indolence
backbone; spirit of defiance
testicular cancer; testicular tumor (tumour); orchioncus
self-control and close application; self-denial and diligent devotion
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)
adjusting one's fare for riding past one's destination
backbone; spirit of defiance
milt; fish semen
degree of milling (of rice)
essence of mint
polished barley or wheat
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?