聖書

せいしょ · seisho · JLPT N1 · noun

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📖 聖書 = 聖 (holy, sacred) + 書 (book, writing): the holy book

聖 (sei) means holy or sacred, and 書 (sho) means book or writing. Together they name the holy book that Christians and Jews read as scripture.

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