Word Meaning 洗礼

せんれい senrei

洗礼 is read as せんれい (senrei) and means baptism.

Meaning

English

  1. baptism
  2. christening
  3. initiation (into a society, group, etc.)
  4. one's first experience of something
  5. baptism (by fire, etc.)

Reading

Kana

せんれい

Romaji

senrei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 18827 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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洗礼名

せんれいめい

Christian name

洗礼式

せんれいしき

baptismal ceremony

洗礼堂

せんれいどう

baptistery

洗礼者

せんれいしゃ

baptist

洗礼盤

せんれいばん

baptismal font

再洗礼

さいせんれい

rebaptism

幼児洗礼

ようじせんれい

infant baptism

再洗礼派

さいせんれいは

Anabaptist

洗う

あらう

to purify (one's heart)

洗面所

せんめんじょ

washroom

洗面

せんめん

washing one's face

洗い物

あらいもの

things to be washed (esp. dishes and laundry)