Word Meaning 聖典

せいてん seiten

聖典 is read as せいてん (seiten) and means writings of a sage.

Meaning

English

writings of a sage
sacred scripture
sacred book
holy book
holy writings

Reading

Kana

せいてん

Romaji

seiten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 22030 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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聖書

せいしょ

Bible

聖人

せいじん

refined sake

聖者

せいじゃ

saint

聖母

せいぼ

mother of a holy person

聖地

せいち

real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

聖戦

せいせん

holy war

聖域

せいいき

issue that is regarded as being off-limits

聖火

せいか

Olympic flame

聖職者

せいしょくしゃ

clergyman

聖堂

せいどう

(Confucian) temple

聖歌

せいか

hymn

聖教

せいきょう

Buddhism

Example Sentences

コーランはイスラム教徒の聖典です。

The Koran is Islamic scripture.

伝説によるとフランスの作曲家アルカンは、自宅の書斎でユダヤ教の聖典タルムードを取ろうとして、倒れてきた本棚の下敷きになって亡くなったという。

According to legend, the French composer Alkan was killed by a collapsing bookcase when he tried to reach for the Talmud, a holy Jewish book, in the study in his house.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

針生聖典 Hariu Kiyonori