精
energy, excellence, fairy, ghost, purity, refined, semen, skill, vitality
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
14 / 14
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:14
JLPT:3
Frequency:752
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無精 | ブショウ | indolence; laziness; sloth |
| 水精 | スイショウ | (rock) crystal; high purity quartz |
| 精霊 | ショウリョウ | spirit of the deceased |
| 不精不精 | フショウブショウ | reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly |
| 気無精 | キブショウ | laziness; indolence |
セイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受精卵 | ジュセイラン | fertilized egg; fertilised egg |
| 精鋭 | セイエイ | elite; best; pick; cream of the crop |
| 精巧 | セイコウ | elaborate; delicate; exquisite |
| 精算 | セイサン | exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment |
| 精子 | セイシ | sperm; spermatozoon |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精しい | くわしい | detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with); well-informed (about); familiar (with) |
| 精 | せい | spirit; sprite; nymph; energy; vigor (vigour); strength; fine details; semen |
| 精一杯 | せいいっぱい | the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible |
| 精々 | せいぜい | at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can |
| 精進 | しょうじん | concentration; diligence; devotion; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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ask, invite, solicit
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情
circumstances, emotion, facts, feelings, passion, sympathy
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清
Manchu dynasty, cleanse, exorcise, pure, purify
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惰
laziness, lazy
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積
acreage, amass, contents, load, pile up, product (x*y), stack, volume
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晴
clear up
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構
build, posture, pretend
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粒
counter for tiny particles, drop, grains
Grade 8JLPT 2
粗
coarse, rough, rugged
Grade 8JLPT 1
青
blue, green
Grade 1JLPT 4