Illustration: In the grounds of a local Shinto shrine, an old tree is encircled by a sacred straw rope with folded paper streamers. Small offerings stand on a dedicated stand before it. A parent and child stop at the boundary and bow, keeping their hands away from the trunk.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

神しん聖せい

shinsei

sacred

Example sentences

インドでは牛うしは神聖しんせいな動物どうぶつです。
In India, the cow is a sacred animal.
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荘厳そうごんな寺院じいんで神聖しんせいな儀式ぎしきが行おこなわれた。
The sacred ceremony was held in the magnificent temple.
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牛うしはヒンズー教徒きょうとには神聖しんせいなものである。
Cows are sacred to Hindus.
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Kanji in 神聖

神gods; mindOnシン・ジンKunかみ・かん-・こう-
聖holy; saintOnセイ・ショウKunひじり

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