せい
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. (logical) true; regular
Numeric
2. 10^40; ten thousand undecillion
Adjective (の)
Noun
Abbreviation
3. original
4. positive; greater than zero
Noun
5. thesis (in dialectics)
Kanji used
correct
Pitch accent
Top 5500
Used in vocabulary (162 in total)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
due form; official; formality
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
main gate; main entrance
exactly opposite (of)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
true character; true heart; true spirit
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
justice; fairness; impartiality
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
revision; amendment; alteration
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
genuine; authentic; true; pure
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
official history; authorized history
regulation; enforcement
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
genuine; pure; perfect
senior superintendent; police inspector
correction; revision; rectification
senior envoy; chief delegate
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
right and wrong
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
the exact middle
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
chief public prosecutor
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
right and wrong; right or wrong
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
bull's-eye; mark; point
bull's-eye; mark; point
direct proportion; direct ratio
positive number; positive value
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
positive and negative; +-; plus and minus
impartiality; fairness
fairness; justice
main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations); authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic); Chinese classical literature
legitimate occupation; honest business
regular hexahedron; cube
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
traditional tune
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
legitimate line; direct descent
regular member; full member
authentic biography
A Happy New Year!
improper; inappropriate; illegitimate; unacceptable; unfair
perfect circle
forward and reverse
cathode; positive pole; positive electrode
net price; regular price
pointing out errors; correction; critique
regular teacher; licensed teacher
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
revealing or demonstrating the truth
member; regular member; active member
correct path; path of righteousness; canon (Confucian)
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji
regular player; first-team player; first-string player
positive number
correct rules
just law; proper method; the true teachings of Buddha; Period of the True Law
uniform; regulation dress
correct location; correct position
direct ratio
regular soldiers
official name
positive charge
primary colors; primary colours
right and wrong; right or wrong
man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes (under the ritsuryo system)
beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
thesis and antithesis
principal offense; principal offence; principal offender
regular curriculum; required subject
right and wrong
main part of a book
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
positive charge; positive electricity
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
book or document and its supplement
court music; gagaku
checking the colors on a colored proof (colour)
perfect correctness
triangular pyramid with equilateral base
orthoclase; common feldspar
legitimate dynasty
positive value
cap of a uniform
official reception hall
genuine; pure; perfect
pointing out errors; correction; critique
tangent (trigonometric function)
triangular pyramid with equilateral base
triangular pyramid with equilateral base
legitimation (of a child born outside a marriage)
legitimate child
original; original text; authenticated facsimile; authenticated copy
(in philosophy) thesis-antithesis-synthesis
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
in phase; in-phase; co-phase
lookup (e.g. in a dictionary, address list, etc.)
first and second series
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
positive polarity; straight polarity
extracurricular
ordained minister; regular teacher
speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
plus sign (+); positive sign
positive electrode; anode
full-term birth; labor at term (labour); term delivery
correct kun reading
normal salt
correct meaning; original meaning; true heart
Examples (2 in total)
The train will arrive at the station before noon.
The work must be finished before noon.