Word Meaning 聖母

せいぼ seibo

聖母 is read as せいぼ (seibo) and means mother of a holy person.

Meaning

English

  1. mother of a holy person
  2. Holy Mother
  3. Virgin Mary
  4. Our Lady

Reading

Kana

せいぼ

Romaji

seibo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 9288 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聖母子

せいぼし

Virgin and Child

聖母被昇天

せいぼひしょうてん

Assumption of Mary (August 15)

聖書

せいしょ

Bible

聖人

せいじん

refined sake

聖者

せいじゃ

saint

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

Example Sentences

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One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.

One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.