聖人 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Holy Man / Saint

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shèng rén

seijin

성인

聖人 can mean saint, sage, or holy man.

Note: There is more than one way to express this idea. This one really matches “Holy man” because the second character means “human” or “person” (therefore, this could equally mean “Holy woman”).

Nichiren Daishonin

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nichi ren dai shou nin

日蓮大聖人 is the title Nichiren Daishōnin or Nichirendaishōnin in Japanese Kanji.

Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81

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信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭 is the Mawangdui version of Daodejing chapter 81.

It can be translated this way:
Credible words are not eloquent;
Eloquent words are not credible.

The wise are not erudite;
The erudite are not wise.

The adept are not all-around;
The all-around are not adept.
The sages do not accumulate things.
Yet the more they have done for others,
The more they have gained themselves;
The more they have given to others,
The more they have gotten themselves.

Thus, the way of tian (heaven) is to benefit without harming;
The way of sages is to do without contending.

Another translation:
Sincere words are not showy;
showy words are not sincere.
Those who know are not “widely learned";
those “widely learned” do not know.
The good do not have a lot;
Those with a lot are not good.
The Sage accumulates nothing.
Having used what he had for others,
he has even more.
Having given what he had to others,
what he has is even greater.
Therefore, the Way of Heaven is to benefit and not cause any harm,
The Way of Man is to act on behalf of others and not to compete with them.

And a third translation:
True words aren't charming,
charming words aren't true.
Good people aren't contentious,
contentious people aren't good.
People who know aren't learned,
learned people don't know.
Wise souls don't hoard;
the more they do for others the more they have,
the more they give the richer they are.
The Way of heaven provides without destroying.
Doing without outdoing
is the Way of the wise.

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 聖人 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
聖人圣人 see styles	shèng rén sheng4 ren2 sheng jen masato まさと	More info & calligraphy: 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.
大聖人大圣人 see styles	dà shèng rén da4 sheng4 ren2 ta sheng jen dai shōnin	大聖人 Custom Scroll a great sage
孔聖人孔圣人 see styles	kǒng shèng rén kong3 sheng4 ren2 k`ung sheng jen kung sheng jen	孔聖人 Custom Scroll the Sage Confucius
殺聖人杀圣人 see styles	shā shèng rén sha1 sheng4 ren2 sha sheng jen satsu shōjin	殺聖人 Custom Scroll killing an arhat
聖人橋 see styles	shouninbashi / shoninbashi しょうにんばし	聖人橋 Custom Scroll (place-name) Shouninbashi
非聖人 see styles	fēi shèng rén fei1 sheng4 ren2 fei sheng jen	非聖人 Custom Scroll not a saint
一切聖人一切圣人 see styles	yī qiè shèng rén yi1 qie4 sheng4 ren2 i ch`ieh sheng jen i chieh sheng jen issai shōnin	一切聖人 Custom Scroll all adepts
三乘聖人三乘圣人 see styles	sān shèng shèng rén san1 sheng4 sheng4 ren2 san sheng sheng jen sanjō shōnin	三乘聖人 Custom Scroll sages of the three vehicles
主保聖人主保圣人 see styles	zhǔ bǎo shèng rén zhu3 bao3 sheng4 ren2 chu pao sheng jen	主保聖人 Custom Scroll patron saint
二乘聖人二乘圣人 see styles	èr shèng shèng rén er4 sheng4 sheng4 ren2 erh sheng sheng jen nijō shōnin	二乘聖人 Custom Scroll sages of the two vehicles
出世聖人出世圣人 see styles	chū shì shèng rén chu1 shi4 sheng4 ren2 ch`u shih sheng jen chu shih sheng jen shusse shōnin	出世聖人 Custom Scroll transmundane saints
守護聖人 see styles	shugoseijin / shugosejin しゅごせいじん	守護聖人 Custom Scroll patron saint
有學聖人有学圣人 see styles	yǒu xué shèng rén you3 xue2 sheng4 ren2 yu hsüeh sheng jen ugaku shōnin	有學聖人 Custom Scroll sages still in the stage of discipline
柳田聖人 see styles	yanagitashikato やなぎたしかと	柳田聖人 Custom Scroll (person) Yanagita Shikato
無學聖人无学圣人 see styles	wú xué shèng rén wu2 xue2 sheng4 ren2 wu hsüeh sheng jen mugaku shōnin	無學聖人 Custom Scroll post-learning arhats
聖人君子 see styles	seijinkunshi / sejinkunshi せいじんくんし	聖人君子 Custom Scroll (yoji) person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
聖人賢者 see styles	seijinkenja / sejinkenja せいじんけんじゃ	聖人賢者 Custom Scroll person of lofty virtue and great wisdom
萩原聖人 see styles	hagiwaramasato はぎわらまさと	萩原聖人 Custom Scroll (person) Hagiwara Masato (1971.8-)
保護の聖人 see styles	hogonoseijin / hogonosejin ほごのせいじん	保護の聖人 Custom Scroll patron saint
諸聖人の祝日 see styles	shoseijinnoshukujitsu / shosejinnoshukujitsu しょせいじんのしゅくじつ	諸聖人の祝日 Custom Scroll (See 万聖節) All Saints Day
日本二十六聖人 see styles	nihonnijuurokuseijin / nihonnijurokusejin にほんにじゅうろくせいじん	日本二十六聖人 Custom Scroll (hist) Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Holy Man Saint	聖人圣人	seijin	shèng rén sheng4 ren2 sheng ren shengren	sheng jen shengjen
Nichiren Daishonin	日蓮大聖人	nichi ren dai shou nin nichirendaishounin nichi ren dai sho nin
Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81	信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善圣人无积既以为人己愈有既以予人矣已愈多故天之道利而不害圣人之道为而不争
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.