hermit, wizard, cent

About this kanji

The kanji 仙 (sen) primarily means "hermit" or "wizard." It is often used in nouns rather than verbs. One common compound is 仙人 (せんにん, sennin), which refers to an immortal or a wise person in folklore, embodying the traits of a wizard or hermit. Another example is 仙台 (せんだい, Sendai), the name of a city in Japan. There's also 水仙 (すいせん, suisen), meaning "daffodil," a flower associated with the beauty and purity of nature. It's interesting to note that while this kanji has no kun'yomi readings, it appears frequently in words tied to concepts of wisdom and spirituality.

Example sentences

• 仙人のような静けさがあった。

  There was an tranquility like that of a sage.

Meanings across languages

English

hermit, wizard, cent

Tiếng Việt

tu tiên

日本語

仙人

한국어

선인

中文

仙人

id

hermit, penyihir, sen

th

ฤๅษี, นักมายากล, เซนต์

es

ermitaño, mago, centavo

fr

ermite, sorcier, centime

de

Eremit, Zauberer, Cent

pt

ermita, feiticeiro, centavo

Common compounds

• 仙台せんだいSendai (city in Miyagi)
• 仙人せんにんimmortal mountain wizard (in Taoism), mountain man (esp. a hermit), person not bound by earthly desires
• 水仙すいせんdaffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis), narcissus
• 歌仙かせんgreat (waka) poet, immortal poet
• 酒仙しゅせんheavy drinker
• 仙界せんかいdwelling place of hermits, pure land away from the world
• 仙窟せんくつenchanted cave
• 仙骨せんこつsacrum, sacral bone, hermitry