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霊

霊 — spirits, soul

On
レイ, リョウ
Kun
たま
Strokes
15
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 霊

  • 霊れいsoul; spirit; departed soul; ghostCommon

    これで彼の霊も浮かばれるだろう。
    With this his spirit will be consoled.

  • 慰霊いれいconsoling the spirits of the deadCommon

    禎子の友人達は、彼女と原爆でなくなったすべての子供達の慰霊碑を建てたいと思った。
    Sadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb.

  • 幽霊ゆうれいghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantomCommon

    その家には幽霊が出るといわれる。
    The house is said to be haunted.

  • 霊園れいえん(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial parkCommon
  • 慰霊祭いれいさいmemorial serviceCommon
  • 亡霊ぼうれいdeparted spirit; soul of the deadCommon
  • 霊長れいちょうcrown (of creation); apex; the bestOccasional
  • 英霊えいれいspirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldierOccasional
  • 霊感れいかんinspiration; afflatusOccasional
  • 悪霊あくりょうevil spiritOccasional
  • 霊前れいぜんbefore the spirit of the deceasedOccasional
  • 霊魂れいこんsoul; spiritOccasional
  • 霊山れいざんsacred mountainOccasional
  • 霊界れいかいthe spiritual worldOccasional
  • 御霊みたまspirit of a deceased personOccasional
  • 霊場れいじょうsacred groundOccasional
  • 心霊しんれいspirit (e.g. human spirit); soulOccasional
  • 全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいcomplete devotion; body and soul; one's bestOccasional
  • 霊安室れいあんしつmorgue; mortuaryOccasional
  • 霊泉れいせんmiraculous spring or fountainOccasional

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 187 words that use 霊.

  • 霊 れい soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
  • 慰霊 いれい consoling the spirits of the dead
  • 幽霊 ゆうれい ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
  • 霊園 れいえん (garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
  • 慰霊祭 いれいさい memorial service

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