Japanese symbol for “poltergeist”
騒霊
そうれい
Romaji: sourei
poltergeist
In Japanese, poltergeist is 騒霊, read そうれい (sourei).
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Meanings
- n poltergeist
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “poltergeist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポルターガイスト | ポルターガイスト porutaagaisuto | poltergeist |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | riot; rebellion; turmoil |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ sawagi | uproar; disturbance |
| 騒音 | そうおん souon | noise; din |
| 大騒ぎ | おおさわぎ oosawagi | clamour; clamor; uproar |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ sawagu | to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy |
| 物騒 | ぶっそう bussou | dangerous; unsettled; troubled |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 亡霊 | ぼうれい bourei | departed spirit; soul of the dead |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.