Late Middle Chinese origin
Source-reportedFrom Middle Chinese 齋 (MC tsreaj).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: 斎CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: 斎CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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Late Middle Chinese roots
Language context for this entry: Japanese
[sa̠i] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
斎 is a Japanese given name with 4 readings recorded in JMnedict, including Itsuki (いつき), Sai (さい) and Toki (とき); 3 are classified as feminine and 1 as masculine.
4 source accounts
From Middle Chinese 齋 (MC tsreaj).
Extension of 時 (toki, “hour, time”).
From Old Japanese. Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 斎く (itsuku, “to worship”).
Meaning: “equal, same”
Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal, same”).
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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