せいたん

せいたん

See also: せいだん

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーたん [sèétáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːtã̠ɴ]

Adjective

せいたん (-na inflection, rōmaji seitan)

1. 清淡: clean and light, pure and clear

Noun

せいたん (rōmaji seitan)

1. 成端: termination (as at the end of a cable or wire)
2. 正旦: New Years day; (more specifically) New Years morning
3. 生誕: birth, nativity; the first appearance of something
4. 西端: the western edge of something
5. 清淡: cleanliness and lightness, purity and clarity
6. 聖誕: the birthday of a sage, holy man, or imperial prince
7. 製炭: charcoal production, the making of charcoal

Verb

せいたんする (suru conjugation, rōmaji seitan suru)

1. 成端: to terminate a cable or wire, to put a terminal on the end of a cable or wire
2. 生誕: to give birth to someone or something
3. 製炭: to make charcoal

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN