斎

Kanji
斎
Level
N1
Meaning
purification, room
On'yomi
サイ
Kun'yomi
い.む, つつし.む
Strokes
11
Common compounds

書斎 (しょさい) study room 斎場 (さいじょう) funeral hall

Memory hook

A quiet enclosure (文) where sacred altars (示) bring purification.

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