至

Vocabulary (12)

• 勢至菩薩

  せいしぼさつ

  Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)

• 至上者

  しじょうしゃ

  Supreme Being

• 夏至線

  げしせん

  Tropic of Cancer

• 至純

  しじゅん

  absolute purity

• 冬至粥

  とうじがゆ

  adzuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)

• 至芸

  しげい

  art of consummate skill

• 至弱をもって至強にあたる

  しじゃくをもってしきょうにあたる

  attack your enemy's strength with your weakness

• 至公至平

  しこうしへい

  completely fair or just

• 冬至南瓜

  とうじかぼちゃ

  custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

• 至極色

  しごくいろ

  dark purple (formerly only worn by the highest-ranking officials)

• 至日

  しじつ

  day of the solstice

• 至急便

  しきゅうびん

  express mail