# 精 — refined; spirit; energy

精 means “refined; spirit; energy”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 精 (sei, “spirit; sprite”).

- Meaning: refined; spirit; energy
- On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 精

Sounds like 青: both read セイ.

Parts: 米 rice · 青 blue

## Words with 精

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 精 | せい (sei) | spirit; sprite |

## Don't confuse it with

[情](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/emotion/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [清](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pure/) · [請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/)

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[圧](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pressure/) · [固](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/solid/) · [精](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/refined/) · [普](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/universal/) · [豊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abundant/) · [静](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/quiet/) · [善](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/virtuous/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/refined/. Last updated 2026-11-01.