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聖餐 (せいさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せい餐さん

also: せいざん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

Holy Communion; Eucharist; Lord's Supper

Christianity

Christian term for the sacrament of the Eucharist. Used in liturgical and theological contexts.

日にち曜よう日びの礼れい拝はいで聖せい餐さんにあずかった。
I received Holy Communion at Sunday service.
聖

Written forms

聖餐Usage100%
- せいさん
  Standard kanji spelling for the Christian sacrament.
- せいざん
  Alternate reading; less common than せいさん.

せい

餐さん

式しき

は

キリスト

教きょう

の

重じゅう

要よう

な

儀ぎ

式しき

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

The Eucharist is one of the important rites of Christianity.

せいざん

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
餐eat, drink, swallow

Similar words

ミサ
ミサ refers to the Catholic Mass as a whole, while 聖餐 specifically denotes the sacrament of Communion within it.
聖せい体たい
聖体 refers to the consecrated bread and wine (the Body and Blood of Christ), whereas 聖餐 is the broader rite or sacrament.

Etymology

From 聖 (holy) + 餐 (meal, eating). A Sino-Japanese term coined to translate the Christian concept of the Eucharist.