せいじん

聖人

saint

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

saint

Noun

wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism)•great religious teacher•sage

Noun

refined sake

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Kanji Breakdown

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の聖人(せいじん)ぶった態度が気にいらない。

I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.

Related Kanji

holy, saint, sage, master, priest

セイ / ひじり

person

ジン / ひと

Other Readings

This kanji can also be read as:

しょうにんperson on the path to enlightenment