せいし

See also: せいじ

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) せーし [sèéshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕi]

Noun

せいし • (seishi) 

1. 正視: looking at something directly, looking someone straight in the eye
2. 制止: restraint, control; shushing, silencing
3. 制詞: a word of admonishment or warning; in poetry, a word that is forbidden due to scansion, rarity, or unfamiliarity
4. 製糸: silk spinning, the manufacture of silk thread
5. 製紙: papermaking, the manufacture of paper
6. 静止: repose, a standstill, a stationary or motionless state
7. 整枝: the act of pruning a plant into a specific shape

Proper noun

1. 聖史: a male given name

Verb

せいしする • (seishi suru) suru (stem せいしし (seishisuru shi), past せいしした (seishisuru shita))

1. 正視: to look at something directly, to look someone straight in the eye
2. 制止: to restrain or control someone; to shush or silence someone
3. 製糸: to spin silk, to manufacture silk thread
4. 製紙: to make paper
5. 静止: to be stationary in one location; to be motionless
6. 整枝: to prune a plant into a specific shape

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) せ​ーし [séꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɕi]

Noun

せいし • (seishi) 

1. 世子, 世嗣: an heir, a successor
2. 正史: correct or authentic history
3. 正矢: in traditional Japanese trigonometry, the difference between one and the cosine of a given angle
4. 正使: a central or main messenger
5. 正視: looking at something directly, looking someone straight in the eye
6. 生死: life or death; (by extension) fate, destiny
7. 生祠: a shrine for the worship of someone still living
8. 生紙: unprocessed or raw paper
9. 生歯: teething (rare); a child born that year; (by extension) the people
10. 成歯: a permanent or adult tooth
11. 西詩: a western-style poem
12. 姓氏: family name, surname; lineage
13. 青史: a history, a record, an annal
14. 青糸: blue or green thread; (metaphorically) beautiful black hair
15. 青侍: the sixth-ranked servant of a noble; a low-ranking young servant or samurai
16. 青紫: blue and purple; bluish purple; a noble, the nobility; clothing worn by the nobility when attending at court
17. 省思: a reflection or thinking back on one's actions
18. 旌幟: a flag, a banner
19. 聖旨: an emperor's thoughts and opinions; a saint's or sage's thoughts and opinions
20. 精子: sperm, spermatozoa
21. 精翅: sharkfin (as a food)
22. 誓紙: a piece of paper with a written oath; more specifically, a written vow of love shared between two lovers
23. 誓詞: the words of an oath, promise, or vow; a promise, oath, or similar resolution made to a deity
24. 静思: quiet thought, contemplation, or meditation about something

Verb

せいしする • (seishi suru) suru (stem せいしし (seishisuru shi), past せいしした (seishisuru shita))

1. 正視: to look at something directly, to look someone straight in the eye
2. 生歯: to teethe (rare)
3. 省思: to reflect or think back on one's actions
4. 誓詞: to make a promise, oath, or similar resolution to a deity
5. 静思: to think, contemplate, or meditate quietly about something