精 Kanji – refined
The Japanese kanji 精 can mean refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill.
Meaning and Readings
How is 精 read?
精 has the onyomi readings セイ, ショウ and the kunyomi readings しらげる, くわしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sei, shou, shirageru, kuwashii.
Common Japanese Words Using 精
These common Japanese words contain 精. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 射精（しゃせい） — ejaculation
- 受精卵（じゅせいらん） — fertilized egg, fertilised egg
- 精（せい） — spirit, sprite, nymph
- 精一杯（せいいっぱい） — the best one can do, one's best effort
- 精鋭（せいえい） — elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
- 精液（せいえき） — semen, seminal fluid, sperm
- 精巧（せいこう） — elaborate, delicate, exquisite
- 精算（せいさん） — exact calculation, squaring of accounts, adjustment
- 精子（せいし） — sperm, spermatozoon
- 精神（せいしん） — mind, spirit, soul, heart, ethos