霊

Meaning

霊 centers on the non-physical essence of a being: the spirit or soul. It refers to the animating, intangible part of a person or entity.

• 霊れい

  soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

• 幽霊ゆうれい
  N1

  ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

• 精霊しょうりょう

  spirit of the deceased

• 心霊しんれい

  spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul

• 亡霊ぼうれい

  departed spirit; soul of the dead

• 悪霊あくりょう

  evil spirit

• 木霊こだま

  echo; reverberation

• 慰霊いれい

  consoling the spirits of the dead

• 聖霊せいれい

  the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

• 英霊えいれい

  spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier

• 霊感れいかん

  inspiration; afflatus

• 霊長れいちょう

  crown (of creation); apex; the best

• 霊媒れいばい

  spirit medium

• 死霊しりょう

  spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

• 霊魂れいこん

  soul; spirit

• 霊場れいじょう

  sacred ground

• 霊園れいえん

  (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park

• 言霊ことだま

  mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

• 全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれい

  complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

• 霊界れいかい

  the spiritual world

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