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聖徒

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See also: 圣徒

Chinese

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holy; sacred; saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
 
apprentice; disciple
trad. (聖徒)
simp. (圣徒)

Etymology

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Phono-semantic matching of Portuguese santo. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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聖徒

  1. (religion) saint

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (聖徒):
  • Japanese: (せい)() (seito)
  • Korean: 성도(聖徒) (seongdo)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)() (seito

  1. saint

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN