Word Meaning 聖賢

せいけん seiken

聖賢 is read as せいけん (seiken) and means saints and sages.

Meaning

English

  1. saints and sages

Reading

Kana

せいけん

Romaji

seiken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 凡愚 Rank 134066 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聖人賢者

せいじんけんじゃ

person of lofty virtue and great wisdom

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

Example Sentences

1

そのせんせいはがくせいたちにせいけんとしてそんけいされていた。

That teacher was respected by the students as a great sage and master.