Meaning of せい in Japanese
Definition of せい
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(n) surname; family name
あなたの姓はどう発音するのですか。
How do you pronounce your last name? - hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- (n) spirit; sprite; nymph
- energy; vigor (vigour); strength
- fine details
- semen
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(n) height; stature
ジェーンは背を木にもたれかけて待っていた。
Jane was waiting with her back against the tree.
- (n) cause; reason; fault
- (n) Spain
- (n) flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
- (n) Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
- (n) stillness
- quiet; peacefulness