| Kanji | 精 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | セイ、ショウ、シヤウ |
| Nanori | きよ |
| English | refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill |
| Examples | 精神(せいしん): mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention 精密(せいみつ): precise; exact; detailed; minute; close 精算(せいさん): exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment 精巧(せいこう): elaborate; delicate; exquisite 精々(せいぜい): at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 752 |
| Components | 米: rice; USA; metre 青: blue; green |
| Number of Strokes | 14 |
| Kanji Radical | 米 |
| Radical Number | 119 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | こめ・こめへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | refined |
| Koohii Story 1 | Very refined people in the upper classes have skin as pale as rice and blue blood. |
| Koohii Story 2 | "Uh, why is your rice blue?" "It's been refined! And by 'refined' I mean it's been in the back of my fridge for a few months.". |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_body_function
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