斎
斎: purification
purification; study room
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 4 words here
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サイ
Kunとき・つつしむ・ものいみ・いむ・いわう・いつく
さい: 書斎(しょさい) "study", 斎場(さいじょう) "funeral hall", 斎戒(さいかい); 斎藤(さいとう) (surname).
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Key words
書斎しょさいstudy; den
斎場さいじょうfuneral hall
斎戒さいかいritual purification
Example sentences
父は毎晩、書斎で本を読んでいます。
My father reads books in his study every night.
葬式は、町の斎場で静かに行われた。
The funeral was held quietly at the town funeral hall.
祭りの前の晩、神主は斎戒して身を清めた。
The night before the festival, the priest purified himself through ritual abstinence.