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せいし

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See also: せいじ

Japanese

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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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

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  1. 聖史: a male given name

Verb

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せいしする (seishi surusuru (stem せいし (seishi shi), past せいしした (seishi 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

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Noun

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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

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せいしする (seishi surusuru (stem せいし (seishi shi), past せいしした (seishi 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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN