斎
purify; purification; Buddhist food; room; worship; avoid; alike
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1155.
Readings
- サイ (on reading): 書斎 (しょさい) study; 斎場 (さいじょう) funeral hall
- とき (kun reading): 斎 (とき) meals exchanged by parishioners and priests; 揚げ斎 (あげどき) last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
- つつしむ (kun reading)
- ものいみ (kun reading)
- いむ (kun reading): 斎み垣 (いみがき) shrine fence; 斎部 (いみべ) Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)
- いわう (kun reading)
- いつく (kun reading): 斎く (いつく) to worship
Components
- 斉
- 示
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 二 radical two
- 小 radical small
- 廾 radical two hands
- 文 radical writing; literature
- 示 radical altar; show
- 斉 radical alike; even
Words using 斎
- 書斎 (しょさい) study
- 斎場 (さいじょう) funeral hall
- 斎宮 (さいぐう) unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor
- 斎行 (さいこう) carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony)
- 斎院 (さいいん) imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
- 斎 (とき) meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
- 揚げ斎 (あげどき) last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
- 貧僧の重ね斎 (ひんそうのかさねどき) good luck does not last
- 斎み垣 (いみがき) shrine fence
- 斎部 (いみべ) Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)
- 斎く (いつく) to worship
31 words in all.