聖水

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See also: 圣水

Chinese

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holy; sacred; saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
 
water; river
trad. (聖水)
simp. (圣水)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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聖水

  1. holy water

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 6
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Origin unclear. May have been coined in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, or may have been borrowed from Chinese.

Uncommon term. Not included in some monolingual dictionaries.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(すい) (seisui

  1. (Christianity) holy water
  2. (slang) (female's) urine

Coordinate terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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聖水 (seongsu) (hangeul 성수)

  1. hanja form? of 성수 (holy water)