しょう
精
じん
進
けっ
潔
さい
斎

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.yoji.
  1. purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
精
じん
進
けっ
潔
さい
斎
 精進潔斎 しょうじんけっさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

refined, ghost, fairy
セイ　ショウ　しら.げる (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
blue, green
あお　セイ　お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
advance, proceed, progress
シン　すす.む　のぶ (3rd, N3)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
undefiled, pure, clean
ケツ　いさぎよ.い　きよ (5th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
marking line, ascertain, assess
ケツ　ケチ　ケイ
to engrave, a written contract or agreement
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ　フ　フウ
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
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)
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)