斎

See also: 齋 and 斋

Translingual

Traditional	齋
Shinjitai	斎
Simplified	斋

Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant of 齋.

Han character

斎 (Kangxi radical 67, 文+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜大中一中 (YKLML), composition ⿵齐示 or ⿵斉小)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 477, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13467
• Dae Jaweon: page 835, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 2170, character 11
• Unihan data for U+658E

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 斎 – see 齋 (“to show one's piety before offering sacrifices and other ceremonies in ancient times, by abstaining from meat and alcohol, bathing oneself and clearing one's mind of distracting thoughts; etc.”). (This character is an obsolete form of 齋).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	斎
Kyūjitai	齋

Kanji

斎

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 齋)

1. cleansing, purification
2. Buddhist service
3. room

Readings

• Go-on: せい (sei)
• Kan-on: さい (sai, Jōyō)
• Kun: いつき (itsuki, 斎); いつく (itsuku, 斎く); いみ (imi, 斎); いもい (imoi, 斎)^{←いもひ (imofi, 斎, historical)}; いわい (iwai, 斎)^{←いはひ (ifafi, 斎, historical)}; つつしむ (tsutsushimu, 斎む); とき (toki, 斎); ものいみ (monoimi, 斎)
• Nanori: いつ (itsu); きよ (kiyo); ただ (tada); ひとし (hitoshi); よし (yoshi)

Compounds

Compounds

• 斎(さい)王(おう) (saiō)
• 斎(さい)戒(かい) (saikai)
• 斎(さい)宮(ぐう) (saigū)
• 斎(さい)食(じき) (saijiki)
• 斎(さい)主(しゅ) (saishu)
• 斎(さい)女(じょ) (saijo)
• 斎(さい)場(じょう) (saijō, “funeral hall”)
• 潔(けっ)斎(さい) (kessai)
• 山(さん)斎(さい) (sansai)
• 書(しょ)斎(さい) (shosai, “reading room, study room”)
• 斎場(さにわ) (saniwa)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
斎
さい Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 齋 (MC tsreaj).

Noun

1. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Suffix

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Proper noun

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
斎
とき Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

Extension of 時 (toki, “hour, time”).

Noun

1. (Buddhism) meals exchanged between priests and parishioners
2. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• お斎(とき), 御(お)斎(とき) (otoki)
• 斎(とき)日(び) (tokibi)

Proper noun

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
斎
いつき Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese.

Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 斎く (itsuku, “to worship”).

Alternative forms

• 傅, 寵

Noun

1. (Shinto) sacred ground
   • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 60:

     破夜歩佐波(はやぶさは)阿梅珥能朋利(あめにのぼり)等弭箇既梨(とびかけり)伊莵岐(いつき)餓宇倍能(がうへの)娑奘岐等羅佐泥(さざきとらさね) [Man'yōgana]

     隼(はやぶさ)は天(あめ)にのぼり飛(と)びかけりいつきが上(うへ)の鷦鷯(さざき)とらさね [Modern spelling]

     hayabusa wa ame ni nobori tobikakeri itsuki ga ue no sazaki torasane

     (please add an English translation of this example)

2. (Shinto) Short for 斎皇女 (itsuki no miko): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• 斎(いつき)子(こ) (itsukiko)
• 斎(いつきの)皇女(みこ), 斎(いつきの)王(みこ) (itsuki no miko)
• 斎(いつきの)宮(みや) (itsuki no miya)
• 斎(いつき)女(め) (itsukime)

Proper noun

1. a female given name

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
斎
い Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese.

Prefix

1. (Shinto) added to spiritual nouns to indicate purity and holiness: holy, pure, sacred

Derived terms

• 斎(い)垣(がき) (igaki)
• 斎(いも)う (imou)
• 斎(いも)おる (imooru)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
斎
いみ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of 忌み (imi): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• 斎(いみ)斧(おの) (imiono)
• 斎(いみ)子(こ) (imiko)
• 斎(いみ)宮(みや) (imimiya)

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
斎
いむ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

Shift from imi above.

Noun

1. Same as いみ (imi) above

Derived terms

• 斎(いむ)斧(おの) (imuono)
• 斎(いむ)子(こ) (imuko), 斎(いん)子(こ) (inko)

Etymology 7

Kanji in this term
斎
いわい Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of 祝い: This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• 斎(いわい)斧(おの) (iwaiono)
• 斎(いわいの)宮(みや) (iwai no miya)
• 斎(いわい)主(ぬし) (iwainushi)

Etymology 8

Kanji in this term
斎
Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese.

Noun

1. (Shinto) holy, pure, sacred

Derived terms

• 齋(ゆ)つ (yutsu)
• 斎(ゆ)庭(にわ) (yuniwa)
• 齋(ゆま)う (yumau)
• 齋(ゆま)わる (yumawaru)

Etymology 9

Kanji in this term
斎
ひとし Grade: S
nanori

Alternative spelling
齋 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal, same”).

Proper noun

2. a male given name