Kanji

精

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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 5freq #75214 strokes

Meanings

refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

ES: refinar, purificar, preciso, detallado, vigor, energía, espíritu, esencia

On
セイ、ショウ
Kun
しら.げる、くわ.しい

Common words

  • 精神せいしんmind, spirit, soul, heart, ethos
  • 精々せいぜいat the most, at best
  • 精巧せいこうelaborate, delicate, exquisite
  • 精密せいみつprecise, exact, detailed, accurate, minute, close
  • 射精しゃせいejaculation
  • 精鋭せいえいelite, best, pick, cream of the crop
  • 精液せいえきsemen, seminal fluid, sperm
  • 精算せいさんexact calculation, squaring of accounts, adjustment

Example sentences

  • 読書どくしょは精神せいしんを育そだてる。

    Reading develops the mind.

    Leer desarrolla la mente.

    Tatoeba #123374(opens in a new tab)
  • その機械きかいは精巧せいこうに出来できているので、すぐ壊こわれる。

    The machine is so delicate that it easily breaks.

    La máquina es tan delicada que se rompe fácilmente.

    Tatoeba #211536(opens in a new tab)
  • 精密検査をしましょう。

    I'd like you to have a thorough examination.

    Me gustaría que te hicieran un reconocimiento meticuloso.

    Tatoeba #142660(opens in a new tab)
  • 精神せいしんは肉体にくたいとともに発達はったつさせるべきである。

    The mind should be developed along with the body.

    Tatoeba #142666(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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