"せんにん" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: sennin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun}} せんにん • (sennin)
  1. 仙人:
    (Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard.
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-Cujgcd75 Categories (other): Taoism
  2. 仙人:
    hermit, unworldly person, mountain man.
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-kj-O-G~y Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 10 12 1 17 3 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 34 13 8 2 11 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 37 10 10 2 14 5 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 37 11 10 2 14 5 9 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 19 25 11 6 2 5 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 41 10 16 1 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 43 12 15 1 21 2 3
  3. 仙人:
    one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men.
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-7QmwKjak
  4. 専任: full-time service
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-TQ4pDLVD
  5. 選任: nomination
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-plploggb
  6. 先任: seniority
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-noun-WK848JND

Verb

Forms: せんにんする [canonical], sennin suru [romanization], せんにんし [stem], せんにんした [past]
Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru}} せんにんする • (sennin suru) suru (stem せんにんし (sennin shi), past せんにんした (sennin shita))
  1. 専任: serve full-time
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-verb-S1ts0BW4
  2. 選任: nominate
    Sense id: en-せんにん-ja-verb-Y~g5Ma88

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Taoism",
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        }
      ],
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        "仙人:",
        "immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
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      "links": [
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          "仙人",
          "仙人#Japanese"
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        [
          "Taoism",
          "Taoism"
        ],
        [
          "immortal",
          "immortal"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "wizard",
          "wizard"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Taoism",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "仙人:",
        "(Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 39 10 12 1 17 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 34 13 8 2 11 5 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 37 10 10 2 14 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 37 11 10 2 14 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 25 11 6 2 5 16 16",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 41 10 16 1 22 3 3",
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          "_dis": "4 43 12 15 1 21 2 3",
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        "hermit, unworldly person, mountain man."
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          "仙人#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "hermit",
          "hermit"
        ],
        [
          "unworldly",
          "unworldly"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "仙人:",
        "one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "仙人",
          "仙人#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "earthly",
          "earthly"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "thought",
          "thought"
        ],
        [
          "normal",
          "normal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "専任: full-time service"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "専任",
          "専任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "選任: nomination"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "選任",
          "選任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "先任: seniority"
      ],
      "id": "en-せんにん-ja-noun-WK848JND",
      "links": [
        [
          "先任",
          "先任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "せんにん"
}

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    {
      "form": "せんにんする",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sennin suru",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せんにんし",
      "roman": "sennin shi",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せんにんした",
      "roman": "sennin shita",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Japanese verbs without transitivity",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
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        [
          "Taoism",
          "Taoism"
        ],
        [
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          "immortal"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "wizard",
          "wizard"
        ]
      ],
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        "仙人:",
        "(Taoism) immortal mountain fairy or wizard."
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "仙人:",
        "hermit, unworldly person, mountain man."
      ],
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        [
          "仙人",
          "仙人#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "hermit",
          "hermit"
        ],
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          "unworldly",
          "unworldly"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "仙人:",
        "one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men."
      ],
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        [
          "仙人",
          "仙人#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "bound",
          "bound"
        ],
        [
          "earthly",
          "earthly"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "thought",
          "thought"
        ],
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          "normal",
          "normal"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "専任: full-time service"
      ],
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        [
          "専任",
          "専任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "選任: nomination"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "選任",
          "選任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "先任: seniority"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "先任",
          "先任#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "せんにんし",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "せんにんした",
      "roman": "sennin shita",
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        ]
      ]
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Download raw JSONL data for せんにん meaning in Japanese (2.7kB)

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