聖人
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See also: 圣人
Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation 1[edit]
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (聖人) | 聖 | 人 | |
simp. (圣人) | 圣 | 人 |
Noun[edit]
聖人
- sage; wise man
- (Christianity) saint
- (archaic) the Emperor
- (Buddhism) enlightened individual; Buddha; bodhisattva
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
聖人
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (聖人):
See also[edit]
Pronunciation 2[edit]
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
man; person; people | ||
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trad. (聖人) | 聖 | 人 | |
simp. (圣人) | 圣 | 人 | |
alternative forms | 聖儂/圣侬 |
Noun[edit]
聖人
- (Southern Min, euphemistic) dead person
- 做聖人/做圣人 [Hokkien] ― chò sèng-jîn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to die
Synonyms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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聖 | 人 |
せい Grade: 6 |
じん Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Kanji in this term | |
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聖 | 人 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
にん Grade: 1 |
goon |
From 聖 (shō, sei, “holy; sacred”) + 人 (nin, jin, “person”), from Chinese 聖人/圣人 (shèngrén).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Tokyo) せーじん [sèéjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) せーじん [séꜜèjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [se̞ːʑĩɴ]
Noun[edit]
聖人 • (shōnin) ←しやうにん (syaunin)?
- (Buddhism) a term used to refer to Buddha or a bodhisattva
- (Buddhism) an enlightened Buddhist
(alternative reading hiragana せいじん, rōmaji seijin)
- a sage; a wise man
- a saint; a holy man
- 2008 July 16 [2008 January 23], Hikaru Nakamura, “その3 もうひとつの楽園”, in 聖☆おにいさん, 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha:
- お客様 成人男性2名ですと8千円ですが……
あ じゃあ その——
聖人男性2枚で……- O-kyaku-sama seijin dansei ni-mei desu to hachisen-en desu ga……
A jā sono——
Seijin dansei ni-mai de…… - It would be 8,000 yen for 2 adult men, sirs……
Oh, in that case——
We’d like 2 holy man tickets, please……
- O-kyaku-sama seijin dansei ni-mei desu to hachisen-en desu ga……
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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聖 | 人 |
まさ Grade: 6 |
と Grade: 1 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
- a male given name
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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聖 | 人 |
Noun[edit]
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