聖火
See also: 圣火
Chinese edit
holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage |
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (聖火) | 聖 | 火 | |
simp. (圣火) | 圣 | 火 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
聖火
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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聖 | 火 |
せい Grade: 6 |
か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
/seːkwa/ → /seːka/
From Middle Chinese compound 聖火 (MC syengH xwaX, literally “holy or sacred fire”). Compare modern Mandarin sacred fire; Olympic flame/圣火.
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Coordinate terms edit
- 聖水 (seisui): holy water
- 聖酒 (seishu): sacramental wine
- 聖香 (kiyoka): sacramental incense
- 聖地 (seichi): hallowed ground, holy place; the Holy Land
- 聖地面 (seichimen): hallowed ground
Derived terms edit
- 聖火リレー (seika rirē): Olympic torch relay
Further reading edit
- 聖火 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Sacred fire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eternal flame on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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聖 | 火 |