Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike
Kunyomi: とき, つつし.む, ものいみ, い.む, いわ.う, いつ.く
Onyomi: サイ
Composition: 斉
Radical: 文
Meaning: script, literature
斎場 (サイジョウ) funeral hall, ceremony site
斎院 (サイイン) imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
大斎 (タイサイ) Great Lent, Great Fast
小斎 (ショウサイ) abstinence (in Catholicism)
斎 (とき) meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
忌む (いむ) to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
祝う (いわう) to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
斎く (いつく) to worship, to enshrine