せいしん
Meanings
Noun
1. mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
2. attitude; mentality; will; intention
3. spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
Kanji used
spirit (of life)
god
Pitch accent
いしん
Top 1800
Composed of
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
Used in vocabulary (84 in total)
mental; spiritual; emotional
emotional strength; force of will
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
psychiatry; psychiatric department
mental illness; psychosis
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
spirituality; spiritual nature
mental health; mental hygiene
spiritualism; idealism
one's mental make-up (structure)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
Geisteswissenschaften (i.e. the humanities, excluding the arts); mental science
mental disorder; mental disease
mentally deranged person; lunatic; mental patient
psychiatric examination
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
operation (working) of the mind
spiritualism; idealism
mental disorder; mental disability; mental illness
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
spiritual world; mental world
racial spirit; national spirit
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
spirit of dedication to one's company
progressive (enterprising) spirit
person with a mental disorder; person with a mental illness
psychoneuro; psychoneurotic
the spiritual climate
mental retardation; mentally retarded
mental charm; moral beauty
esprit de corps; spirit of the corps
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
spirit of defiance of the opposition party; anti-establishment mindset
backbone; spirit of defiance
backbone; spirit of defiance
team spirit; esprit de corps; corporate spirit
hungry spirit (lacking in people not having drive or ambition)
Examples (8 in total)
Concentrate your attention on the job in front of you.
A sound mind dwells in a sound body.
You must cultivate your mind.