Word details

聖人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聖人.

Dictionary

Entry

聖人しょうにんNounFreq #73599
1

Buddhism

person on the path to enlightenment

Examples
彼の聖人ぶった態度が気にいらない。
I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
2

Buddhism

Buddha; bodhisattva

3

Honorific

high priest

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

13 strokesFrequency 1,165JLPT N1Grade 6

On

セイショウ

Kun

ひじり

Nanori

きよさとさとしたかただひろまさ

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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