spirit

(rice / America) + (blue) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETASIDEKICK
I'm almost wanting to say SIDEKICK since 90% of the time it's only used with 精神

Onyomi

SEI

Mnemonic

If your body doesn't eat enough rice, your spirit gets mighty blue.

Jukugo

精神(せいしん)

spirit ★★★★☆
(spirit) + (GOD kanji) = 精神 (spirit)

spirit- both in the sense of psychology and in the sense of religion. If you want to say "Samurai spirits!" this is the one you'll use.

精一杯(せいいっぱい)

with all one's might ★☆☆☆☆
(spirit) + (one cup-full) = 精一杯 (with all one's might)

精神的(せいしんてき)

spiritual. ★☆☆☆☆
(spirit) + (motivation / '-al') = 精神的 (spiritual.)

Synonyms

precise,  strict,
几帳面な    厳密    厳格    正確    正確    精巧    厳重    きちんと 明確に