# 精 spirit

米 (rice / America) + 青 (blue) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA SIDEKICK
I'm almost wanting to say SIDEKICK since ９0％ of the time it's only used with 精神

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| If your body doesn't eat enough rice, your spirit gets mighty blue.

## Jukugo

精神(せいしん) | spirit ★★★★☆ 精 (spirit) + 神 (GOD kanji) = 精神 (spirit) spirit- both in the sense of psychology and in the sense of religion. If you want to say "Samurai spirits!" this is the one you'll use.
精一杯(せいいっぱい) | with all one's might ★☆☆☆☆ 精 (spirit) + 一杯 (one cup-full) = 精一杯 (with all one's might)
精神的(せいしんてき) な | spiritual. ★☆☆☆☆ 精神 (spirit) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 精神的 (spiritual.)

## Synonyms

precise, strict, 几帳面な 厳密 厳格 正確 正確 精巧 厳重 きちんと 明確に