01
書斎
しょさい
study room
Meanings
- purification
- Buddhist food
- room
- worship
- avoid
- alike
Readings
Onyomi
- サイ
Kunyomi
- とき
- つつし.む
- ものいみ
- い.む
- いわ.う
- いつ.く
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Useful words
02
斎場
さいじょう
funeral hall
03
斎主
さいしゅ
chief ritualist
04
潔斎
けっさい
ritual purification
05
斎食
さいじき
Buddhist meal
06
斎戒
さいかい
ritual abstinence
Compare Kanji
01斉Variant87%adjusted, alikeThe forms are close enough to trip learners, so the extra details in 斎 deserve attention.02剤Shape78%dose, medicine剤 carries a related 斉-like block plus a knife side, useful for sorting crowded lookalikes.03祭Meaning74%ritual, offer prayersRitual and purification sit near each other culturally, giving 祭 a meaningful neighbor to 斎.04洗Meaning72%wash, inquire intoWashing gives a concrete action for purification, even though 斎 sounds more ceremonial.05室Meaning62%room, apartmentThe room sense of 斎 makes 室 a modest but real link for place-based memory.06文Component66%sentence, literatureThe 文-like top is a small visual foothold inside an otherwise unusual character.