聖句

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖 句
せい
Grade: 6 		く
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese 聖句 (MC syengH kjuH, literally “holy, sacred + sentences, phrases”).

Pronunciation

Noun

聖(せい)句(く) • (seiku) 

  1. a holy or sacred text
  2. (Christianity) Scripture, a passage of Scripture
  3. (figurative) a bible for something
    70年(ななじゅうねん)代(だい)ではあの本(ほん)はサラリーマンの聖(せい)句(く)でした。
    Nanajū nendai de wa ano hon wa sararīman no seiku deshita.
    During the 70s, that book was the salaryman's bible.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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