Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 聖
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櫃
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せい Grade: 6
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ひつ Hyōgai
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| on'yomi
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kun'yomi
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Etymology
Compound of 聖 (sei, “holy”) + 櫃 (hitsu, “chest; container”).
Noun
聖櫃 • (seihitsu) ←せいひつ (seifitu)?
- (Catholicism) tabernacle
Proper noun
聖櫃 • (Seihitsu) ←せいひつ (Seifitu)?
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Ark of the Covenant