せい
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. (logical) true; regular
Numeric
2. 10^40; ten duodecillion
Adjective (の)
Noun
Abbreviation
3. original
4. positive; greater than zero
Noun
Philosophy
5. thesis (in dialectics)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (170 in total)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
accurate; correct; precise; exact
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
impartiality; fairness
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
middle; centre; impartiality; culmination
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
rectitude
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
main gate; main entrance
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
true character; true heart; true spirit
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
full dress; formal dress; uniform
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
justice; fairness; impartiality
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
revision; amendment; alteration
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
genuine; authentic; true; pure
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
proofreading; calibration
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
official history; authorized history
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
senior superintendent; police inspector
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
correction; revision; rectification
senior envoy; chief delegate
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
right and wrong
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
chief public prosecutor
right and wrong; right or wrong
member; regular member; active member
main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
bull's-eye; mark; point
bull's-eye; mark; point
direct proportion; direct ratio
positive number
regular octahedron
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
positive and negative (numbers); plus and minus (signs); positive and negative (poles)
regular icosahedron
main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations); authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic); Chinese classical literature
regular hexahedron; cube
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
legitimate occupation; honest business
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
regular dodecahedron
perfect circle
traditional tune
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
regular member; full member
legitimate line; direct descent
authentic biography
A Happy New Year!
improper; inappropriate; illegitimate; unacceptable; unfair
forward and reverse
cathode; positive pole; positive electrode
net price; regular price
regular tetrahedron
fairness; justice
pointing out errors; correction; critique
regular teacher; licensed teacher
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
regular polyhedron
correctly written character; kanji used with its original meaning; traditional kanji; unsimplified kanji; official in charge of proofreading characters in books (in China)
full professor
correct path; path of righteousness; canon (Confucian)
correct rules
positive number
regular player; first-team player; first-string player
tangent (trigonometric function)
uniform; regulation dress
just law; proper method; the true teachings of Buddha; Period of the True Law
correct location; correct position
positive charge
regular soldiers
official name
registered nurse; registered general nurse; graduate nurse
beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar
primary colors; primary colours
right and wrong; right or wrong
man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes (under the ritsuryō system)
correct Chinese (on) pronunciation of a character
regular curriculum; required subject
principal offense; principal offence; principal offender
main part (of a book); principal part; original text (as opposed to its sequels); first book (of a series)
thesis and antithesis
orthography
regular polygon
due south
right and wrong
correct use (e.g. of a word); correct usage; correct way of using
nonmirrored image
book or document and its supplement
positive charge; positive electricity
cap of a uniform
color proofing (colour); color calibration
positive externalities
court music; gagaku
perfect correctness
triangular pyramid with equilateral base
regular pitcher
due east
direct ratio
positive integer
official reception hall
positive value
orthoclase; common feldspar
canonical
revealing or demonstrating the truth
extracurricular
ordained minister; regular teacher
correct kun reading
plus sign (+); positive sign
legitimate child
due west
legitimate dynasty
plus sign
original; original text; authenticated facsimile; authenticated copy
thesis-antithesis-synthesis
normal salt
first and second series
speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
in phase; in-phase; co-phase
positive logic
lookup (e.g. in a dictionary, address list, etc.)
positive polarity; straight polarity
legitimation (of a child born outside a marriage)
normal fault
positive catalyst
Eutheria (mammalian infraclass)
full-term birth; labor at term (labour); term delivery
positive electrode; anode
traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
azimuthal equidistant projection
equidistant conical projection
equidistant projection
non-positive (i.e. negative or zero)
contour feather
normal rotation (e.g. in machines); forward rotation
correct meaning; original meaning; true heart
Examples (2 in total)
The train will arrive at the station before noon.
The work must be finished before noon.