圣德太子 shèng dé tài zǐ

Prince Shotoku, early Japanese Buddhist ruler

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飞鸟时代fēi niǎo shí dài, proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint

Characters

Character Meaning
圣 shèng HSK 6
holy; sacred; sage
德 dé HSK 5
Germany; abbr. for 德国dé guó; German
太 tài HSK 1
too (much); very; extremely
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child