精 — kanji meaning “refined”
精
refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
- Meanings
- refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- しら.げる、くわ.しい
- Name readings
- きよ
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #752 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- jīng — Chinese character page
Words with 精
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise; exact; detailed |
| 精通 | せいつう seitsuu | being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with) |
| 精子 | せいし seishi | sperm; spermatozoon |
| 精度 | せいど seido | precision; accuracy |
| 精液 | せいえき seieki | semen; seminal fluid; sperm |
| 精進 | しょうじん shoujin | concentration; diligence; devotion |
| 妖精 | ようせい yousei | fairy; sprite; elf |
| 精算 | せいさん seisan | exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment |
| 受精 | じゅせい jusei | fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation |
| 精製 | せいせい seisei | refining; purification |
| 精力 | せいりょく seiryoku | energy; vigor; vigour |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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