also: りょうい
noun
miracle; wonder; wondrous thing
A somewhat literary or formal term for a miraculous or supernatural event. Not an everyday word for 'miracle'; 奇跡 (きせき) is the common modern equivalent.
古い寺の縁起には、しばしば霊異な話が記されている。
Old temple origin stories often record mysterious tales.
この地に伝わる霊異を集めた書物がある。
There is a book that collects the miracles handed down in this region.
Irregular reading marked as りょうい; likely a historical or variant pronunciation. Learners should use れいい.
Composed of 霊 (spirit, soul) and 異 (strange, unusual). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination suggests 'spiritually strange' or 'supernatural anomaly'.