Kanji

斎

斎

purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

齊部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とき, つつしむ, ものいみ, いむ, いわう, いつく

Nanori (Name Reading)

いつ, いつき, いわい, きよ, ただ, とき, ひとし, よし

Common Readings

サイ

Example sentences

書斎 しょさい
父は仕事が終わると、たいてい書斎に籠って読書をしている。

When my father finishes work, he usually stays in his study and reads.

兼ねる かねる
この部屋は書斎と応接間を兼ねている。

This room serves as both a study and a reception room.

斎 いみ
神職は神事を行う前に斎に入り、身を清める。

Before sacred rituals, Shinto priests enter a period of purification to cleanse their bodies.

斎場 さいじょう
祖父の葬儀は、市内の斎場で行われた。

My grandfather's funeral was held at a funeral hall in the city.

精進潔斎 しょうじんけっさい
神事の前に精進潔斎を行う。

We perform purification before the Shinto ritual.

Example Vocabulary

書斎

しょさい

study, library, den

斎

いみ

purification; abstinence; consecration (avoiding impurity before sacred rituals)

斎

いみ

purification; abstinence; consecration (avoiding impurity before sacred rituals)

斎場

さいじょう

funeral hall; ceremonial hall

斎宮

さいぐう

潔斎

けっさい

精進潔斎

しょうじんけっさい

purification; abstinence

斎

いみ

purification; abstinence; consecration (avoiding impurity before sacred rituals)

斎戒

さいかい

斎く

いつく

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