斎

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike

Kun'yomi
  • とき
    		meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
  • つつしむ
  • ものいみ
  • いむ
    		to avoid ②to detest
  • いわう
    		to celebrate ②to present (a gift) in celebration ③to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.)
  • いつく
    		to worship
On'yomi
  • サイ
Nanori
  • いつき
  • さえ
  • ひとし
  • いつ
  • きよ
  • ただ
  • とき
    		meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
  • よし

Main Radical

文(KanXi) 齊(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

とき 44.1%
とき 44.1%
サイ 11.5%
いわう 0.4%

Character Breakdown

purification, Buddhist food, room
とき　とき　サイ (9th, N1)
alike(齊) variant
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

しょ
書
さい
斎
study
さい
斎
ぐう
宮
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
さい
斎
じょう
場
funeral hall ②ceremony site
とき
斎
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
あ
揚
　
げ
どき
斎
last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)
ひん
貧
そう
僧
　
の
かさ
重
　
ね
どき
斎
good luck does not last
さい
斎
かい
戒
purification
さい
斎
かい
戒
もく
沐
よく
浴
purification
さい
斎
しゅ
主
master of religious ceremonies
さい
斎
じつ
日
fast day
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References

Unicode hex code 658E
JIS X 0208 1-26-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5425
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2368
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2115
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2622
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1340
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1363
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13467
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1291
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1478
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1575
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1394
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1503
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1781
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1875
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1748
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j9.6
Four corner code 0022.4
De Roo Code 454