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N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

神聖(しんせい)holiness, sacredness, dignity

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    1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

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      holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity

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    神聖 【しんせい】

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      この(やま)神様(かみさま)()んでいる神聖(しんせい)(やま)だ。

      This is a sacred mountain where a god is said to reside.

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      教会(きょうかい)という神聖(しんせい)場所(ばしょ)では(くち)(つつし)むべきです。

      One should speak with care in a sacred place like a church.

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      ヒンドゥー(きょう)では、(うし)神聖(しんせい)動物(どうぶつ)とされています。

      In Hinduism, cows are considered sacred animals.

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      神聖(しんせい)(もり)(なん)だか(なぞ)めいていて、神秘(しんぴ)(てき)雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。

      The sacred forest has a mysterious, almost otherworldly atmosphere.

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      落書(らくが)きで神聖(しんせい)神社(じんじゃ)(けが)した(もの)に、禁錮(きんこ)(さん)(ねん)(けい)()(わた)された。

      Someone who defiled the sacred shrine with graffiti was sentenced to three years in prison.

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