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騒霊 (そうれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

騒そう霊れい

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Meanings

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noun

poltergeist

A type of ghost or spirit that causes physical disturbances, such as loud noises and moving objects.

その家いえでは騒そう霊れい現げん象しょうが報ほう告こくされている。
Poltergeist phenomena have been reported in that house.

Kanji

騒boisterous, make noise, clamor
霊spirits, soul

Etymology

Compound of 騒 (そう, 'disturbance, noise') and 霊 (れい, 'spirit, ghost'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a modern coinage for the Western concept of a poltergeist.