Keyword
holy
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig888
Readings
せい
(91%)
Composed of
ear
mouth
king
Used in kanji (1 in total)
type of willow
Used in vocabulary (213 in total)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
saint; holy woman
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
holy sword; sacred sword
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
clergyman; churchman; clergy
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
master swordsman
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
holy war; crusade
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
Christmas Eve; holy night
Olympic torch relay
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
sacred song; hymn; chant
scripture; passage from scripture
holy; saintly
holy lance; sacred spear
consecration
great master of go; great master of shogi
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
His Holiness; Your Holiness
Virgin Mary; Holy Mother
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
Holy Communion; Lord's Supper; Eucharist
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
sacred utensil
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
Christmas; holy birthday
sacred shrine; sanctuary
sacred image; icon
holiness; sanctity; sacredness
saints and sages
virtuous emperor
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)
religious painting; sacred painting
Saint Marianna University School of Medicine
sanctification; consecration
holy law (esp. sharia)
sanctification; consecration
holy mountain; sacred hill
holy shroud (i.e. the Shroud of Turin)
Confucian temple
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
virtuous emperor
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
crypt; underground chapel
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
imperial decision
saint; Christian
canonization; establishment of sainthood
three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
imperial command
Catholic rite (e.g. mass); hierurgy
ancient sage
Gosei (professional go title)
holy; sacred
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
Virgin and Child; Virgin Mary and baby Jesus
Holy Communion; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper
blood of Christ
Holy Nail; relics claimed to be the nails used for Christ's crucifixion
grace (of God)
Sacred Heart
age or life of the emperor
Anglican Church; Protestant Episcopal Church
master painter; great artist
celebrated musician; master musician
Eucharist (in Catholicism); Holy Communion
the Holy Family
magnificent imperial reign
holy day; the Sabbath
sanctuary; inner sanctum
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
holy of holies; sanctum sanctorum
Holy Alliance (of Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815)
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
All Saints' Day; All Hallows' Day
great doctor; sage physician
person on the path to enlightenment; Buddha; bodhisattva; high priest
(Catholic) tradition
Olympic flame; Olympic torch
The Four Noble Truths
Seishin Women's University; University of the Sacred Heart
saint's bones; sacred bones
emperor's will; emperor's wishes; emperor's pleasure; saint's will
great poet
Saint Nicholas
great poet
sutra; holy writings; writings of a sage; Bible
imperial blessings or favor (favour)
Chakravartin; ideal universal ruler (in Indian religions)
ancient sage (esp. Confucius)
famous haiku poet; the poet Basho
Seiken Densetsu (lit: Holy Sword Legend), a.k.a. "... of Mana" (RPG series)
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki
stoup; piscina; aspersorium
holy number; sacred number
spirit of the deceased
famous or accomplished calligrapher
church music; sacred music
Seibō Junior and Senior High School (abbr)
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures
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)
noble eightfold path
icon; religious picture; sacred image
Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
sage of the second order
legendary player (of a ball game)
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday
Sacred Wars (of Ancient Greece)
Annunciation
Feast of Corpus Christi
rice offered to Buddha
person of lofty virtue and great wisdom
King James Bible; King James Version; Authorized Version
mystery play; mystère
reliquary; feretrum
God's will
São Paulo (Brazil)
the nine principal points (on a go board); star points; nine-stone handicap (with black stones placed on the star points)
Emperor's age
highly esteemed emperor's reign
altar (esp. Christian)
one's saint's day; name day
(arch.) sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra; plain, wooden sword hilt (as opposed to those wrapped in sharkskin)
Hegira; Hejira; Hijra
Christmas cake
virtuous ruler; worthy monarch
Seiko-chan cut; feathered hairstyle that hides the eyebrows with bangs
holy staff; sacred staff
imperial rescript; imperial edict
holy year; jubilee year
sacredness; sanctity; holiness; divinity
Authorized Version (of the Bible); AV
St. Luke's International Hospital (Tokyo)
Nippon Sei Ko Kai; Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan
Rhododendron latoucheae (species of rhododendron)
Examples (49 in total)
That costume is a sacred thing, after all.
It must mean that it is such a sacred existence.
A sacred ceremony is about to begin.