# 精 — Spirit

Frequency rank 641 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 宅 (House), less common than 律 (Law).

- On’yomi: せい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 米 Rice (Kangxi 119)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Rice on the left combined with blue on the right -- the pure blue essence extracted from rice is the spirit of sake.

In words:

- 精々 せいぜい — at the most,at best,to the utmost,as much (far) as possible
- 精神 せいしん — mind,soul,heart,spirit,intention
- 精密 せいみつ — precise;exact;detailed;minute;close

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