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Kana: しんせい Romaji: shinsei Level: N1

神聖

Meaning in English

holiness, sacredness, dignity

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What it means

神聖 means sacred or holy, denoting something set apart for reverence and divine significance. It describes objects, places, or concepts regarded with sanctity and worthy of ritual respect.

Main meanings

  • consecrated or set apart for religious or ceremonial use
  • figurative sense of solemn authority or moral gravity
  • used in formal discourse to describe places, rites, or persons considered inviolable

How to use it

神聲 is used as a na-adjective to describe places, objects, or acts regarded as sacred. It appears in formal writing, religious or ceremonial contexts, philosophy, and high register discourse.

Variants and close terms

  • 聖なる (seinaru) sacred, holy
  • 崇高な (sūkō-na) sublime, exalted
  • 俗的 (zokuteki) secular, mundane

Composition

  • 神: deity, god
  • 聖: holy, sacred; saint
  • combination yields sacredness or sanctity

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adjective (na-adjective)

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