Info on the Kanji 斎

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Meaning(s)

purification, buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike

Reading(s)

onyomi SAI
kunyomi

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stroke count 11
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 斎
WordMeaning
さい
sai
mourning / abstinence / taboo / religious purification / pure / holy
きよしさい
kiyoshi sai
religious abstinence / purification
さいう
sai u
to congratulate / to celebrate / to observe
さいく
sai ku
to worship / enshrine
さいみ
sai mi
mourning / abstinence / taboo / religious purification / pure / holy
さいむ
sai mu
to avoid / to refrain from / to shun
さいかい
saikai
purification
さいかき
sai kaki
fence around a shrine
さいみや
sai miya
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the ise shrine
さいげん
sai gen
congratulatory words / prayer for happiness
さいしゅ
sai shu
master of religious ceremonies
さいじょう
saijou
funeral hall
さいしょく
sai shoku
morning meal / food offering at a buddhist ceremony
さいにち
sai nichi
unlucky day / death anniversary / purification and fast day
さいぶ
sai bu
ancient shinto priestly family
さいふく
sai fuku
priestly vestments
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Example Sentences with 斎
父は車庫を書に改造した。

父はその人を書に入れた。

彼女は書に閉じこもって思い切り泣いたのである。

彼女は書で何か書き物をしている。



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