Word Meaning 棋聖

きせい kisei

棋聖 is read as きせい (kisei) and means great master of go.

Meaning

English

great master of go
great master of shogi

Reading

Kana

きせい

Romaji

kisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16231 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

棋

ご

go (board game)

棋譜

きふ

record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

棋院

きいん

go institution

棋士

きし

professional shogi player

棋風

きふう

one's style of playing shogi or go

棋界

きかい

world of go

神聖

しんせい

holiness

高野聖

こうやひじり

Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)

大聖

だいしょう

Buddha

大聖

たいせい

great sage

三聖

さんせい

the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

四聖

しせい

the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)