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see styles
shèng
    sheng4
sheng

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The Saint
old variant of 聖|[sheng4]


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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 hijiri
    ひじり

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The Saint
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina
ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly.

七聖


七圣

see styles
qī shèng
    qi1 sheng4
ch`i sheng
    chi sheng
 nanasei / nanase
    ななせい
(male given name) Nanasei
v.七賢, 七聖, 七聖財, saptadhana. The seven sacred graces variously defined, e.g. 信 faith, 戒 observation of the commandments, 聞hearing instruction, 慙 shame (for self), 愧 shame (for others); 捨 renunciation; and慧 wisdom.

三聖


三圣

see styles
sān shèng
    san1 sheng4
san sheng
 sansei / sanse
    さんせい
(1) three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; (2) the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade); (female given name) Misato
The three sages, or holy ones, of whom there are several groups. The 華嚴Huayan have Vairocana in the center with Mañjuśrī on his left and Samantabhadra on his right. The 彌陀 Mituo or Pure-land sect, have Amitābha in the center, with Avalokiteśvara on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. The Tiantai use the term for the 藏, 別, and 圓教v. 三教.

二聖


二圣

see styles
èr shèng
    er4 sheng4
erh sheng
 ni shō
Śākyamuni and Prabhūtaratna 多寶.

亞聖


亚圣

see styles
yà shèng
    ya4 sheng4
ya sheng
 asei / ase
    あせい
Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] in Confucian studies
(female given name) Asei

仙聖


仙圣

see styles
xiān shèng
    xian1 sheng4
hsien sheng
 senshō
reclusive sage

佛聖


佛圣

see styles
fó shèng
    fo2 sheng4
fo sheng
 busshō
a buddha

侍聖


侍圣

see styles
shì shèng
    shi4 sheng4
shih sheng
 shishō
Sacred Monk's acolyte

先聖


先圣

see styles
xiān shèng
    xian1 sheng4
hsien sheng
 sensei / sense
    せんせい
ancient sage (esp. Confucius)
sages of yore

入聖


入圣

see styles
rù shèng
    ru4 sheng4
ju sheng
 nisshō
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
To become an arhat.

八聖


八圣

see styles
bā shèng
    ba1 sheng4
pa sheng
 hasshō
(道支) idem 八正道.; The 四向 and 四果 of śrāvakas.

凡聖


凡圣

see styles
fán shèng
    fan2 sheng4
fan sheng
 bonshō
Sinners and saints.

出聖


出圣

see styles
chū shèng
    chu1 sheng4
ch`u sheng
    chu sheng
 shusshō
The surpassing sacred truth, or the sacred immortal truth.

十聖


十圣

see styles
shí shèng
    shi2 sheng4
shih sheng
 jūshō
ten sage [levels]

千聖


千圣

see styles
qiān shèng
    qian1 sheng4
ch`ien sheng
    chien sheng
 chihiro
    ちひろ
(m,f) Chihiro
a thousand sages

四聖


四圣

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sì shèng
    si4 sheng4
ssu sheng
 shisei / shise
    しせい
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
The four kinds of holy men— śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. Also, the four chief disciples of Kumārajīva, i. e. 道生 Daosheng, 僧肇 Sengzhao, 道融 Daorong, and 僧叡 Sengrui.

大聖


大圣

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 daishou / daisho
    だいしょう
great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} Buddha; (2) {Buddh} high-ranked bodhisattva; (surname) Daishou
The great sage or saint, a title of a Buddha or a bodhisattva of high rank; as also are 大聖世尊 and 大聖主 the great holy honored one, or lord.

如聖


如圣

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rú shèng
    ru2 sheng4
ju sheng
 nyo shō
like a sage

妙聖


妙圣

see styles
miào shèng
    miao4 sheng4
miao sheng
 myō shō
noble

威聖


威圣

see styles
wēi shèng
    wei1 sheng4
wei sheng
 ishō
majestic sage

封聖


封圣

see styles
fēng shèng
    feng1 sheng4
feng sheng
(Catholicism) to canonize

尅聖


尅圣

see styles
kè shèng
    ke4 sheng4
k`o sheng
    ko sheng
 kokushō
The certainty of attaining arhatship.

小聖


小圣

see styles
xiǎo shèng
    xiao3 sheng4
hsiao sheng
 kosato
    こさと
(female given name) Kosato
The Hīnayāna saint, or arhat. The inferior saint, or bodhisattva, as compared with the Buddha.

後聖


后圣

see styles
hòu shèng
    hou4 sheng4
hou sheng
 go shō
latter sages

成聖


成圣

see styles
chéng shèng
    cheng2 sheng4
ch`eng sheng
    cheng sheng
 jōshō
(Christianity) to be sanctified; to become holy
to become a sage

書聖


书圣

see styles
shū shèng
    shu1 sheng4
shu sheng
 shosei / shose
    しょせい
great calligraphy master; the Sage of Calligraphy, traditional reference to Wang Xizhi 王羲之[Wang2 Xi1 zhi1] (303-361)
famous or accomplished calligrapher

朝聖


朝圣

see styles
cháo shèng
    chao2 sheng4
ch`ao sheng
    chao sheng
to make a pilgrimage

極聖


极圣

see styles
jí shèng
    ji2 sheng4
chi sheng
 gokushō
The highest saint, Buddha.

武聖


武圣

see styles
wǔ shèng
    wu3 sheng4
wu sheng

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Warrior Saint / Saint of War
the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3])

淨聖


淨圣

see styles
jìng shèng
    jing4 sheng4
ching sheng
 jōshō
Pure saint, the superior class of saints.

無聖


无圣

see styles
wú shèng
    wu2 sheng4
wu sheng
 musei / muse
    むせい
(given name) Musei
nothing sacred

獨聖


独圣

see styles
dú shèng
    du2 sheng4
tu sheng
 dokushō
hermit sage

祝聖


祝圣

see styles
zhù shèng
    zhu4 sheng4
chu sheng
 shukushin
To invoke blessings on the emperor's birthday.

神聖


神圣

see styles
shén shèng
    shen2 sheng4
shen sheng
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい
divine; hallow; holy; sacred
(noun or adjectival noun) holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

穆聖


穆圣

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mù shèng
    mu4 sheng4
mu sheng

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Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad

空聖


空圣

see styles
kōng shèng
    kong1 sheng4
k`ung sheng
    kung sheng
 akiyo
    あきよ
(female given name) Akiyo
A saint who bears the name without possessing the character.

群聖


群圣

see styles
qún shèng
    qun2 sheng4
ch`ün sheng
    chün sheng
 gunshō
a multitude of saints

聖上


圣上

see styles
shèng shàng
    sheng4 shang4
sheng shang
 seijou / sejo
    せいじょう
courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
(See 天皇・てんのう) the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor

聖主


圣主

see styles
shèng zhǔ
    sheng4 zhu3
sheng chu
 shōju
holy lord

聖事


圣事

see styles
shèng shì
    sheng4 shi4
sheng shih
Holy sacrament; Christian rite (esp. Catholic); also called 聖禮|礼 by Protestants

聖人


圣人

see styles
shèng rén
    sheng4 ren2
sheng jen
 seijin / sejin
    せいじん

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Holy Man / Saint
sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
(1) {Christn} saint; (2) (orig. meaning) wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; (3) (See 清酒) refined sake; (male given name) Masato
is the opposite of the 凡人 common, or unenlightened man.

聖仙


圣仙

see styles
shèng xiān
    sheng4 xian1
sheng hsien
 shōsen
The holy ṛṣi, Buddha.

聖代


圣代

see styles
shèng dài
    sheng4 dai4
sheng tai
 seidai / sedai
    せいだい
sundae (loanword)
magnificent imperial reign; (female given name) Masayo

聖位


圣位

see styles
shèng wèi
    sheng4 wei4
sheng wei
 shōi
The holy position, the holy life of Buddhism.

聖住


圣住

see styles
shèng zhù
    sheng4 zhu4
sheng chu
 shōjū
holy abode

聖侍


圣侍

see styles
shèng shì
    sheng4 shi4
sheng shih
 shōji
Sacred Monk's acolyte

聖供


圣供

see styles
shèng gōng
    sheng4 gong1
sheng kung
 shōgu
Holy offerings, or those made to the saints, especially to the triratna.

聖像


圣像

see styles
shèng xiàng
    sheng4 xiang4
sheng hsiang
 seizou / sezo
    せいぞう
icon; iconic; religious image; figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc); CL:張|张[zhang1]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sacred image; icon

聖僧


圣僧

see styles
shèng sēng
    sheng4 seng1
sheng seng
 shōsō
senior monk
The holy monk, the image in the monks' assembly room; in Mahāyāna that of Mañjuśrī, in Hīnayāna that of Kāśyapa, or Subhūti, etc.

聖儀


圣仪

see styles
shèng yí
    sheng4 yi2
sheng i
 shōgi
The saintly appearance, i.e. an image of Buddha.

聖典


圣典

see styles
shèng diǎn
    sheng4 dian3
sheng tien
 seiten / seten
    せいてん
sacred writing; canon
(1) sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; holy writings; (2) writings of a sage; (female given name) Minori
The sacred canon, or holy classics, the Tripiṭaka.

聖冑


圣冑

see styles
shèng zhòu
    sheng4 zhou4
sheng chou
 Shōchū
Āryavarman

聖凡


圣凡

see styles
shèng fán
    sheng4 fan2
sheng fan
 shōbon
(enlightened) sage and (unenlightened) worldling

聖力


圣力

see styles
shèng lì
    sheng4 li4
sheng li
 shōriki
the power of sages

聖化


圣化

see styles
shèng huà
    sheng4 hua4
sheng hua
sanctify; sanctification; consecrate

聖君


圣君

see styles
shèng jun
    sheng4 jun1
sheng chün
sage

聖哲


圣哲

see styles
shèng zhé
    sheng4 zhe2
sheng che
 seitetsu / setetsu
    せいてつ
sage
wise man; (given name) Seitetsu

聖善


圣善

see styles
shèng shàn
    sheng4 shan4
sheng shan
 masayoshi
    まさよし
supreme goodness; (respectful term for sb's mother)
(personal name) Masayoshi

聖地


圣地

see styles
shèng dì
    sheng4 di4
sheng ti
 seichi / sechi
    せいち

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Holy Land
holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest
(1) sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; (2) (slang) real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.; (place-name) Seichi
stage of enlightenment

聖城


圣城

see styles
shèng chéng
    sheng4 cheng2
sheng ch`eng
    sheng cheng
 seijou / sejo
    せいじょう
Holy City
(surname) Seijō

聖堅


圣坚

see styles
shèng jiān
    sheng4 jian1
sheng chien
 Shōken
Shengjian

聖境


圣境

see styles
shèng jìng
    sheng4 jing4
sheng ching
 shō kyō
realm of the enlightened

聖天


圣天

see styles
shèng tiān
    sheng4 tian1
sheng t`ien
    sheng tien
 shouten; shouden / shoten; shoden
    しょうてん; しょうでん

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Ganesh
{Buddh} (See 歓喜天) Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon); (female given name) Seiten
Āryadeva

聖嬰


圣婴

see styles
shèng yīng
    sheng4 ying1
sheng ying
El Niño (meteorology); Holy Infant (Christianity)

聖子


圣子

see styles
shèng zǐ
    sheng4 zi3
sheng tzu
 minako
    みなこ
Holy Son; Jesus Christ; God the Son (in the Christian Trinity)
(female given name) Minako

聖寶


圣宝

see styles
shèng bǎo
    sheng4 bao3
sheng pao
 Shōbō
Shōbō

聖將


圣将

see styles
shèng jiàng
    sheng4 jiang4
sheng chiang
 shōsō
a holy general (or leader)

聖尊


圣尊

see styles
shèng zūn
    sheng4 zun1
sheng tsun
 shōson
The holy honoured one, Buddha.

聖師


圣师

see styles
shèng shī
    sheng4 shi1
sheng shih
 shōshi
a sagely teacher

聖座


圣座

see styles
shèng zuò
    sheng4 zuo4
sheng tso
 seiza / seza
    せいざ
Holy See
the seat of a sage

聖廟


圣庙

see styles
shèng miào
    sheng4 miao4
sheng miao
 seibyou / sebyo
    せいびょう
shrine to a sage (esp. Confucius)
Confucian temple

聖徒


圣徒

see styles
shèng tú
    sheng4 tu2
sheng t`u
    sheng tu
 seito / seto
    せいと
saint
(1) (See 聖人・1) saint; (2) (See キリスト教徒) Christian; (personal name) Kiyoto

聖心


圣心

see styles
shèng xīn
    sheng4 xin1
sheng hsin
 seishin; hijirigokoro; mikokoro / seshin; hijirigokoro; mikokoro
    せいしん; ひじりごころ; みこころ
Sacred Heart (Christian)
{Christn} Sacred Heart; (female given name) Mimiko
The holy mind, that of Buddha.

聖性


圣性

see styles
shèng xìng
    sheng4 xing4
sheng hsing
 shōshō
The holy nature, according to the Abhidharma-kośa 倶舍論, of the passionless life; according to the Vijñānamātrasiddhi 唯識論, of enlightenment and wisdom.

聖意


圣意

see styles
shèng yì
    sheng4 yi4
sheng i
 seii / se
    せいい
(1) emperor's will; emperor's wishes; emperor's pleasure; (2) saint's will
sagely intention

聖慧


圣慧

see styles
shèng huì
    sheng4 hui4
sheng hui
 shōe
noble awareness

聖應


圣应

see styles
shèng yìng
    sheng4 ying4
sheng ying
 shōō
The influence of Buddha; the response of the Buddhas, or saints.

聖戰


圣战

see styles
shèng zhàn
    sheng4 zhan4
sheng chan
Holy war; jihad

聖手


圣手

see styles
shèng shǒu
    sheng4 shou3
sheng shou
divine physician; sage doctor; highly skilled practitioner

聖教


圣教

see styles
shèng jiào
    sheng4 jiao4
sheng chiao
 seikyou / sekyo
    せいきょう
(1) sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; (2) Christianity; (3) Buddhism; (personal name) Seikyō
The teaching of the sage, or holy one; holy teaching.

聖方


圣方

see styles
shèng fāng
    sheng4 fang1
sheng fang
 hijiri-gata
Āryadeśa, the holy land, India; the land of the sage, Buddha.

聖旨


圣旨

see styles
shèng zhǐ
    sheng4 zhi3
sheng chih
 seishi / seshi
    せいし
imperial edict
imperial command
holy intention

聖明


圣明

see styles
shèng míng
    sheng4 ming2
sheng ming
 takaaki / takaki
    たかあき
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
(given name) Takaaki
Holy enlightenment; or the enlightenment of saints.

聖智


圣智

see styles
shèng zhì
    sheng4 zhi4
sheng chih
 seichi / sechi
    せいち
(given name) Seichi
ārya-jñāna; the wisdom of Buddha, or the saints, or sages; the wisdom which is above all particularization, i.e. that of transcendental truth.

聖朝


圣朝

see styles
shèng cháo
    sheng4 chao2
sheng ch`ao
    sheng chao
 masato
    まさと
the current imperial dynasty; one's own court
(given name) Masato

聖杯


圣杯

see styles
shèng bēi
    sheng4 bei1
sheng pei
 seihai / sehai
    せいはい
Holy Grail
(1) chalice (for Holy Communion); (2) Holy Chalice; Holy Grail

聖果


圣果

see styles
shèng guǒ
    sheng4 guo3
sheng kuo
 seira / sera
    せいら
(female given name) Seira
The holy fruit, or fruit of the saintly life, i.e. bodhi, nirvāṇa.

聖歌


圣歌

see styles
shèng gē
    sheng4 ge1
sheng ko
 seika / seka
    せいか
hymn
(noun - becomes adjective with の) hymn; chant; sacred song; (female given name) Seika

聖武


圣武

see styles
shèng wǔ
    sheng4 wu3
sheng wu
 shoumu / shomu
    しょうむ
(surname) Shoumu
Emperor Shōmu

聖殿


圣殿

see styles
shèng diàn
    sheng4 dian4
sheng tien
 seiden / seden
    せいでん
temple
sacred shrine; sanctuary

聖母


圣母

see styles
shèng mǔ
    sheng4 mu3
sheng mu
 seibo / sebo
    せいぼ

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Holy Mother / Saint Mary
goddess
(1) mother of a holy person; (2) {Christn} Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady; (female given name) Maria

聖水


圣水

see styles
shèng shuǐ
    sheng4 shui3
sheng shui
 seisui / sesui
    せいすい
holy water
(1) holy water; (2) (vulgar) (slang) urine (esp. as related to urolagnia); (surname) Seisui

聖油


圣油

see styles
shèng yóu
    sheng4 you2
sheng yu
 seiyu / seyu
    せいゆ
chrism; holy anointing oil
holy oil

聖法


圣法

see styles
shèng fǎ
    sheng4 fa3
sheng fa
 seihou / seho
    せいほう
(See シャリーア) holy law (esp. sharia); (given name) Shouhou
The holy law of Buddha; the law or teaching of the saints, or sages.

聖洗


圣洗

see styles
shèng xǐ
    sheng4 xi3
sheng hsi
baptism (Christian ceremony)

聖浴


圣浴

see styles
shèng yù
    sheng4 yu4
sheng yü
 shōyoku
to bathe the Sacred Monk

聖淨


圣淨

see styles
shèng jìng
    sheng4 jing4
sheng ching
 shōjō
The schools of Buddhism and the Pure-land School, cf. 聖道.

聖渦


圣涡

see styles
shèng wō
    sheng4 wo1
sheng wo
dimples of Venus; back dimples

聖潔


圣洁

see styles
shèng jié
    sheng4 jie2
sheng chieh
pure and holy

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary